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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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Dangote Refinery Sets N5,250 Minimum Subscription For $1.6bn IPO

Dangote Refinery has completed the endorsement of its IPO offer documents, paving the way for the launch of its $1.6 billion public share sale, which is expected to become Africa’s largest-ever initial public offering. Aliko Dangote, who owns the 700,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) facility, led the sign-off ceremony in...

Indonesia Market Fire Kills 11, Including Six Children

A devastating fire in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region has killed 11 people, including six children, after flames swept through a market and nearby buildings on Monday. The fire broke out shortly after midnight in Paniai, a town in Central Papua province, before rapidly spreading to several shophouses, according...

NELFUND: Demand For Student Loans ‘Overwhelming’ As ₦162bn Disbursed To Students

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, says demand for the government-backed student loan scheme has been “overwhelming”, as more Nigerian students seek financial support to continue their education. Sawyerr disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics,...