The World Health Organisation (WHO), has called for urgent action to fully eradicate polio in Nigeria, in spite of the significant 58 per cent reduction in poliovirus type 2 cases between 2023 and 2024.
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A scientific group, the Living Science Foundation (LSF), Ile-Ife, Osun, has raised concern over the potential adverse health effects of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in the country.
Union Bank has set a new benchmark in Nigeria’s financial sector by introducing a groundbreaking maternity leave policy and an onsite crèche facility to support both male and female full-time employees.
The Zamfara Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), has threatened strike action in Ahmad Sani Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, over non-implementation of promotion arrears of members.
On Wednesday, the Ogun State Government advised residents of flooded areas to relocate to higher ground.
The Borno government has restated its commitment to maintain its polio-free status with the launch of the fourth round of Outbreak Response (OBR4) polio vaccination campaign in the state.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 1,191 persons have been killed by diphtheria from May 2023 to date across Nigeria.
The Wife of Abia State Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti, has promised that the state government will provide health insurance coverage for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients in the state.
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have raised concerns about the growing impact of inflation on the ability of millions of Nigerians to afford life-saving diabetes care.
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday.