Abortion Parliamentarians in Benin have voted to legalise abortion in the West African country, where it was already authorised under restricted conditions. Under the new law passed late on Wednesday women can terminate a pregnancy within the first three months if it…
COVID Insecurity has been a serious concern for Nigeria in recent years, and despite the government’s best efforts, the trend has continued. During this difficult moment in Nigeria’s history, the COVID-19 epidemic broke out, which has endured to this day. Citizens have…
Yemi Osinbajo Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has expressed that Nigeria has what it takes to become a leader in healthcare. He explained that Nigeria must take its own destiny into its hands, build local capacities that will ensure health access to…
Moderna vaccines are seen kept on the table at a Covid-19 vaccine at Florida Memorial University Vaccination Site in Miami Gardens, Florida on April 14, 2021. Nigeria recorded six COVID-19-related deaths with 226 fresh cases confirmed across 14 states of the federation…
Nigeria has received 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine from the French government through the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, a senior health official said on Thursday. Faisal Shuaib, head of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, said the country also received 434,400 doses…
Professor Akin Abayomi Lagos commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi has expressed that more than two doses of the COVID vaccine may be required for additional protection against the virus. He stated this on Tuesday, during a media briefing in Ikeja. Abayomi…
Babatunde Fashola Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has expressed that Nigeria cannot continue to depend on other countries for vaccines during disease outbreaks. He stated this on Tuesday at a media briefing organised by the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged to address the unresolved issues raised by the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in five states. This was contained in a communique posted on NGF’s Facebook handle on Saturday, three days after the forum…
Chris Ngige Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has doctors are lucky to have him as a minister in charge of his current ministry. Ngige stated this when he received members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and executive members of…
The federal government says firewood smoke kills at least 90,000 Nigerians, mainly women and children, annually. The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon IKeazor, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2021 Nigeria Clean Cooking Forum. She noted that “dependency on…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against consuming frozen poultry products smuggled into the country. Abubakar Jimoh, spokesperson of NAFDAC, gave the warning in an interview with NAN in Abuja. Jimoh said such food…
National Association of Resident Doctors (NAR The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike which has left many patients helpless in government-owned hospitals in the last two months. Members of the association voted in favour of suspending the…
Godwin Obaseki Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has lamented that people were making the COVID-19 vaccination a political issue. He stated this when he received the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Darlington Obaseki, at…
COVID-19 In the past few weeks, there has been increasing awareness from the federal government of Nigeria and state governments for citizens and residents to protect themselves from getting affected by cholera due to the increasing number of cholera cases recorded in…
