The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 360 suspects in connection with various drug-related offences in Anambra State. The Anambra State Commander of NDLEA, Onyeishi Daniel, disclosed this at the 2024 United Nation’s Day Against Drug Abuse at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka …
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Ogun State government has acknowledged the outbreak of cholera in the State, as it declared its readiness to contain the spread of the disease effectively and efficiently. It said 25 cases had been reported in seven local government areas with one death. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Monday …
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THE Lagos State Government has attributed the recent cholera outbreak in the state to an unregistered tiger nut drink. The cholera outbreak has impacted multiple local government areas in Lagos, including Lagos Island, Eti-Osa, and Kosofe, with hospitals reporting the highest number of cases. As of June 21, Lagos had …
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THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the number of confirmed Lassa fever cases has increased significantly, resulting in a cumulative 162 deaths in 2024 as of June 8. The NCDC said this on Saturday via its official website. It said that the country registered 10 cases …
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THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has revealed that the Federal Government is set to launch national policies and guidelines on organ transplants owing to several cases involving unethical practices in organ donation and transplantation. Newsextra24 reports that Pate made this known on Saturday during the Living Kidney …
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THERE are concerns currently in Zamfara State as medical facilities and official sources confirmed to journalists that a strange illness is spreading across the state. Reports revealed that the number of casualties linked to an unidentified illness, predominantly affecting children and women, in specific areas of Zamfara State has now reached …
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THE UN World Health Organsation (WHO) has started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region in response to an ongoing meningitis outbreak. The UN health agency, in a statement, said the vaccination campaign against meningitis outbreak began on Thursday. “More than 2,000 cases were recorded in one week last …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent recall for Johnson & Johnson’s Benylin Pediatric Syrup. Newsextra24 reports that the decision follows alarming laboratory findings indicating a dangerously high level of Diethylene glycol in the syrup, posing serious health risks. In a detailed announcement …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Fellows Programme, with young Nigerian fellows to be engaged in all the 774 local government areas in the country. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on …
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Mrs Oluseyi Kadiri, Medical Consultant, the Archbishop JKA Aggey Foundation, Lagos, says periodic health check is necessary to avoid preventable deaths. Kadiri made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the end of a two-day medical outreach held by the foundation at Obalende, Lagos. …
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