The Federal Government has issued a health advisory on the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, XEC, urging health institutions across the country to activate heightened alert systems. Naija News reports that this call comes in response to the variant’s Read more…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised against imposing travel or trade restrictions in response to the recent outbreaks of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in various parts of the world. The organization also recommended preventative measures such as mask-wearing in crowded Read more…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has ordered its members to commence a nationwide strike action from midnight of June 1, 2025. The union communicated the strike action via a circular from its national headquarters in Abuja. The circular Read more…
The Imo State Government has confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria disease in parts of the state. A statement from the Ministry of Health, signed by its Commissioner, Chioma Egu, disclosed that a number of suspected cases of the disease have Read more…
A total of 912,854 school children, aged between 5 and 14 years old, have been selected from 14 LGAs of Cross River State for another round of de-worming exercise this May. The de-worming programme organised by the Cross River State Read more…
A cholera outbreak has struck several communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, resulting in the deaths of four people. The incident, which has affected Hurti community, Bokkos West, Bokkos Central, and Mangol, has also led to the Read more…
A grieving man, Ibrahim Abubakar Katagum has publicly accused the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, of medical negligence, which he claims led to the death of his mother during a dialysis session at the hospital’s Renal Center. Read more…
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, has commenced an internal investigation following allegations that a woman died due to negligence by medical staff at its Renal Centre. The incident gained public attention after a Facebook post by Read more…
Northern Nigeria is bearing the brunt of the 2025 Lassa fever outbreak, with Taraba and Bauchi States recording the highest number of fatalities, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). In its latest situation report covering Read more…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says Lassa fever claimed 138 lives between January till date, with a 19.3 per cent case fatality rate. This is according to the NCDC latest situation report shared via its official Read more…