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FG Starts Strategic Health Budget Alignment With States

In a bid to significantly improve healthcare deliverables across the country, the federal government of Nigeria has commenced the process of getting the states to align with its budget reforms in the health sector.

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NAFDAC Seizes Expired Drugs Worth N15m In Jos

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday seized expired pharmaceutical products worth N15 million from a pharmacy in...

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Infant Mortality: Pneumonia, Diarrhoea Major Causes

Pneumonia, malaria and diarrhoea have been identified as major causes of death among children under five years in the country, according to a consultant paediatrician at Federal Medical Centre Asaba, Delta State, Dr Ogenetega Idaboh.

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WHO Warns Against Abuse Of Antibiotics

The World Health Organisation has warned that the misuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for 10 million deaths worldwide by 2050.

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How You Can Prepare For The Rainy Season

The rainy season is no longer knocking—it’s here. And if we learned anything from 2024, it’s that waiting till the skies open up before taking action is a costly mistake. Last year, floods impacted over 30 states across Nigeria. From the submerged neighborhoods of Bayelsa to Lagos’ flooded...

Will Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Leader, Be Released Soon?

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed confidence that he will be granted bail this April after spending four years in custody. Kanu conveyed this assurance during a visit from the President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA) in Abuja,...

Five Times Nigeria Introduced New Naira Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently debunked claims that it is set to introduce ₦5,000 and ₦10,000 banknotes, describing the viral reports and accompanying circulars as fake and misleading. In a post shared via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday, the apex bank stated unequivocally...