The Executive Chairman, Chigari Foundation, Prof. Muhammad Ali-Pate, on Saturday identified health security as a critical element towards ensuring the socio-economic and political stability of any nation. He stated this…
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Anozie Egole The prevalence of fake drugs is a menace to over 200 million people in Nigeria. In this piece, ANOZIE EGOLE looks at the effects of substandard products on the nation’s…
Nathaniel Shaibu The Deputy General Manager of International Marketing, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, India, Dr. Amit Chaturverdi, has lamented Nigeria’s huge cancer burden, noting that the annual figures for newly…
Health & Food
HIV: Nonchalance, Ignorance, TBAs, others threaten Nigeria’s efforts to end mother-to-child transmission
by James Davies
On the morning of 11 April, 2008, Rakiya Ibrahim walked into Dalhatu Specialist Hospital in Lafia, Nasarawa State, to access ante-natal services. She had gone to the hospital following advice…
The Chairman of the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Tajudeen Salau, has urged political leaders to prioritise strengthening the country’s health system. Strengthening the nation’s health system,…
The number of Lassa fever cases in Nigeria has jumped to 857 while 164 people have so far died from the disease in the first seven months of 2022. The…
Peter Elijah was a senior secondary school 3 student when he was knocked unconscious by a hit-and-run driver while returning from school in 2018. The incident occurred in Akwa Ibom…
The latest report on Nigeria’s spiralling population raises fresh concerns. In it, the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs projects Nigeria to become the…
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BREAKING: Terrorist Attacks In Nigeria’s Capital, Abuja Force Body Of Benchers To Change Venue For Admission Of New Lawyers From Law School
by James Davies
The Nigerian Body of Benchers has changed the venue of the Call to Bar Ceremony for successful aspirants scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2022, over the state of insecurity in…
Health & Food
Zamfara, Sokoto, 16 others are Nigeria’s worst performing states in primary health care delivery
by James Davies
A new report has shown that Zamfara, a North-western state, is Nigeria’s worst performing state in Primary Health Care (PHC) service delivery. The report titled; “The State of Primary Healthcare…