President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdu Mukhtar to serve as the National Coordinator of the Presidential ‘Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain’ Initiative, which is...
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Akwa Ibom remains high despite the aggressive enlightenment campaign by the state government and several donor agencies. According to a report...
The chairman of the Lagos Assembly ad-hoc committee with the mandate to investigate the circumstances that led to the disappearance of Adebola Akin-Bright’s small intestine, Noheem...
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has welcomed the “historic” commitment shown by global leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to strengthen the international cooperation, coordination,...
A baby has been born at a hospital in Rajasthan, Northwestern India, with 14 fingers and 12 toes. The baby girl has seven fingers on each...
In a historic and landmark ruling under the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Kubwa, Abuja, has...
Ogun State Government has alerted residents of the state about the outbreak of cholera in Ijebu North Local Government Area. Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun...
Last week, the news that GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, was exiting Nigeria sent shockwaves across the country. GSK, one of the country’s major pharmaceutical companies, manufactures some of...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will meet with the federal government today to discuss the ongoing strike action and planned protest. TrackNews Media reports...
About 15,000 doctors in Nigeria continuing with strike action over working conditions and pay, shutting down healthcare across public hospitals. Members of the Nigerian Association of...
DESPITE numerous challenges plaguing the nation’s health sector, a firm, ehealth Africa, Wednesday, disclosed that over 9 million doses of vaccines have been delivered via solution...
When a girl says she will think about it, it generally means that she needs more time to consider the proposal or request you’ve made. This...
THE dearth of data is a major setback in the treatment of cancer patients in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, the founder, of The Marcelle...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA) has launched 2023 distribution of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) drugs, said to be part of measures towards eradicating the...
A yet-to-be-indentified 32-year-old German man has died after a catering worker referred to as Torben K, 46, injected his manhood with silicone oil for penis enlargement....
An NHS nurse who took part in a s£x¥al relationship with a patient failed to call an ambulance when he di£d in the back of his...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured Nigerians that all semolina products registered by the body are safe for human...
In his words; “Whether you like it or not Alcohol is medicinal, it’s God that created alcohol. St. Paul said to Timothy “Take it because it...
The popular man of God made this known while sharing a photo of himself on a hospital bed via his official Facebook page on Thursday. Apostle...
In a recent development, Adaeze Oreh, daughter of former Rivers State governor Peter Odili, has been appointed as the Commissioner for Health in Rivers State. Governor...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, says it has uncovered a warehouse in Aba, Abia state where a certain brand of...
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, says about 61,000 children spread across the five South East States have not received any vaccination. Mrs Cristian...
The Lagos Government through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, has commenced the provision of support and healing group sessions for perpetrators of domestic violence....
The family of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said that his medical team has arrived in Abuja. Kanu’s younger brother, Prince...
LAGOS – Tension is brewing in the Lagos University Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, over the alleged surreptitious appointment of the current Ag. Chief Medical Director of the...
BY HON. OGIDI BEN BARA OBB Today I decided to x-ray Governor Douye Diri’s exploits in the health sector. The article that precedes this piece was...
The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP on Friday, suspended its indefinite strike in Lagos state for four weeks. The union urged the Lagos State...
As the world marks World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has pushed out a message supporting a campaign against tobacco farming...
One Afeez Adegoke, an alleged fake doctor, has been arraigned before an Ota Chief Magistrates Court in Ogun, the police have said. Adegoke, 35, who resides...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) on Thursday said it has remitted N2 billion as interim surplus for the 2023 operating year to the federation account...
The Federal Government yesterday urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve its planned warning strike billed to start today. Describing the planned strike...