Health
Lassa fever deaths hit 258 as CFR rises to 24%
By Chioma Obinna Nigeria recorded 18 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in epidemiological week 35, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2026 to 1,074, with 258 deaths
Falsified drugs: PWDAN, APDA seek Africa-wide crackdown
…20 countries to attend Lagos assembly on secure medicine supply chainsBy Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria, PWDAN, and the African Pharmaceutical Distributors Association, APDA, on
RHV, Nisa Premier Hospitals perform first tele-robotic surgery in West Africa
By Chioma obinna A new chapter opened in Nigeria’s healthcare system at the weekend as surgeons at Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV) Hospital, Lagos, in collaboration with Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja,
What happens to your brain after 50?
By Sola Ogundipe It starts innocently. A name refuses to come. You walk into a room and forget why you’re there. Your phone is in your hand, yet you spend
Aisha Buhari Visits Atiku As Ex-VP Raises Alarm Over Child Malnutrition
Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has paid a visit to the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, in Abuja. Atiku disclosed the meeting in a post on
Nutrition: Shettima raises alarm as 41% of Nigerian children stunted
… Only 6% of pregnant women complete iron supplementationBy Chioma Obinna Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday in Lagos raised the alarm over Nigeria’s nutrition crisis, saying it poses a
LASUTH doctors begin indefinite strike over unpaid allowances
… Demand 25 months’ professional allowance arrears, othersBy Chioma Obinna Resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, have declared an indefinite strike over unpaid specialist allowance, salary
FG targets 172 LGAs with maternal health incentives
… 29% of global maternal deaths occur in Nigeria, says MinisterBy Chioma Obinna The Federal Government on Monday launched a new incentive programme targeting pregnant women in 172 Local Government
Ondo Herbal Concoction Deaths: Police Arrest Suspected Methanol Producer, 14 Others
The Ondo State Police Command has arresting a suspected producer of harmful alcoholic substances and recovering a substance suspected to be methanol, following the sudden deaths of 30 persons and
Weight-loss drug may also slow ageing – Study
By Sola Ogundipe A drug already transforming the treatment of obesity and diabetes may have another, unexpected effect: slowing some aspects of ageing. Researchers have found that semaglutide, the active
