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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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Malawians Return Home As Xenophobia Fears Grow In South Africa

A group of 150 Malawians repatriated from South Africa amid rising concerns over xenophobic violence is expected to arrive home by road on Monday, Malawian authorities have announced. The move follows reports of intimidation and violence in South Africa’s Western Cape Province, including door-to-door harassment targeting foreign nationals...

Kenyan Court Upholds Gachagua Impeachment, Bars Him From Public Office

A Kenyan court has upheld the 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, effectively preventing him from holding public office. In a ruling delivered on Monday, a three-judge High Court panel dismissed Gachagua’s claims that the impeachment process was politically motivated and unfair. However, the court found...

Protesters Storm National Assembly, Demand Urgent Action Over Rising Insecurity

A group of young Nigerians on Tuesday took to the streets of Abuja to protest the growing insecurity across the country, urging the Federal Government and security agencies to take decisive action against banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping. Operating under the banner “Nigerians Unite Against Terror,” the demonstrators marched peacefully from...