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The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency has stated that it is working tirelessly with the Local Emergency Management Committee and humanitarian partners to ensure the safe and dignified relocation and recovery of families affected by the recent flooding in Garin Kolo. Also, the YOSEMA has taken swift action to support affected families, providing 32 temporary […]
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele encourages people struggling with mental health to embrace openness and their inner strength rather than silence. Funke Akindele emphasised the need to speak up about mental health issues to receive the necessary support. She wrote,“Let them say you’re oversharing!! Let them think you talk too much!! But speak up!!! Because when you’re alive, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about the circulation of counterfeit Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachet in the country. In a statement released on Friday, the agency said Promasidor Nigeria Ltd, the marketing authorisation holder and manufacturer of Cowbell “Our Milk”, had alerted it to the presence […]
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 486 medicine premises in Niger State for violating regulatory standards, including operating without licenses, employing unqualified personnel, and unauthorized sales of controlled drugs. The Head of Enforcement at the PCN headquarters, Suleiman Ciroma, disclosed this during a press briefing at the council’s North Central Zonal Office in […]
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, approved the sum of N45 million for the state agency for the Control of AIDS to further curb the spread of HIV/AIDS across the state. The governor spoke through his Deputy, Bayo Lawal, during the inauguration ceremony of OYSACA Ambassadors, held at the agency’s Conference Room, Agodi, Ibadan. […]
Not fewer than 946 residents of Imo State have benefited from free medical surgeries provided by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as part of its civil-military relations initiatives. According to NAF’s spokesman Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, in a statement on Thursday, the surgeries included 63 thyroidectomies, 118 gynaecological cases, 434 general surgeries, and 331 eye […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved a drastic reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 per session in federal hospitals across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Information, Daniel Bwala, disclosed this on Monday via his X handle, noting that the intervention will bring relief to thousands of […]
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu’s renewed Hope Agenda has made cancer treatment possible in the country. Idris stated this when he and his team paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Enugu State, Mr Peter Mbah, on Thursday in Enugu. He said that all […]
The Federal Government’s 80-bed Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Pakiotan, in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State, has been vandalised by yet to be identified hoodlums. The facility, equipped with beds, drugs, laboratory equipment, and other medical consumables, was designed to serve as an urban health centre. The project was facilitated […]
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has stated that genetically modified organisms known as GMOs, particularly in food, are not harmful to human health, provided that safety protocols are followed. Speaking on the safety of GMOs in an interview with the Newsmen, Adeyeye explained, “GMOs […]
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