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Diseases

January 29, 2026

Council chairman warns residents against dumping waste indiscriminately

Bamidele Kasali, chairman of the Lekki LCDA in Lagos, has warned residents against indiscriminate waste disposal on highways, roadsides and other public spaces.

Heaps of refuse
December 10, 2025

NPHCDA expands PHC services, targets zero-dose children in Nigeria

Muyi Aina, executive director and CEO of the NPHCDA, announced the reforms on Tuesday during the agency’s quarterly media briefing in Abuja.

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)
October 3, 2025

UNICEF targets 1.37 million children for measles-rubella, polio vaccination in Nasarawa

He said that the vaccination campaign would run from October 7 to October 17.

UNICEF
September 20, 2025

Polio: UNICEF, Lagos health board promote vaccination through football

Ms Akinola-Akinwole said the competition sought to capture men’s interest and turn players into vaccination champions across Lagos communities.

Polio vaccination
September 17, 2025

Kwara, partners unite to eliminate infectious diseases

He said infectious diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, syphilis, and malaria continue to pose serious challenges in the state.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
March 25, 2023

Ekiti govt raises concern over residents’ poor disposition to cleanliness

The deputy governor expressed the government’s zealousness to prosecute the monthly programme to safeguard the populace’s health and avert untimely death.

Monisade Afuye