BY JOHN-ALEX OLIVIA. How farming, food, tradition and community life meet in Abam, Ubakala A community feature Photo 1 — A large cassava harvest gathered beneath the green canopy in Abam, Ubakala. The first thing the photograph reveals is abundance. Read more…
Residents of Apiapumtet and several other communities in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State have raised fresh concerns over a possible cholera outbreak, citing acute shortages of clean and safe water sources. Obubra has remained a recurring hotspot Read more…
Nurses in Kaduna State have issued a strong warning of a possible statewide strike over the persistent failure of authorities to conduct promotion exercises. The warning was contained in a New Year address by the Chairman of the National Association Read more…
The Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State has intensified efforts to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases with the rollout of an expanded immunisation programme covering Measles, Rubella and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The local government Health educator, Dr. Augustine Read more…
A Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, RSUTH, Dr. Otto Nimi Aria, has called on Nigerians to end the stigmatization of children born with cleft lip and palate, describing the condition as a correctable deformity rather Read more…
The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Baamlong, has confirmed two cases of Lassa fever in the state, with two associated fatalities. Baamlong disclosed this on Tuesday in Jos, stating that the confirmed cases were recorded in Unguwan Gar Read more…
The United States has signed a five-year, $5.1 billion bilateral Health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria. A statement titled, ‘Strengthening U.S.-Nigerian Health Cooperation under the America First Global Health Strategy’, by the US mission in Nigeria on Read more…
The Federal Government has signed a five-year, $5.1 billion bilateral Health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States to advance the America First Global Health Strategy. The partnership is aimed at supporting resilient, self-reliant, and durable Health Read more…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against consuming Indomie Noodles (Vegetable Flavour), describing the product as unsafe and ordering an immediate nationwide withdrawal after an international safety alert. In Public Alert No. Read more…
Nigerian doctors seeking greener pastures abroad will benefit from Canada’s latest plan to open a new express entry pathway for foreign doctors in 2026. The Canadian government announced this in a statement by its Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Read more…