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Health

March 1, 2024

FCT registers pregnant women, distributes 500 delivery kits

FCTA registered pregnant women for a health insurance scheme to reduce maternal mortality in Abuja.

pregnant woman
February 29, 2024

Gombe records six deaths from meningitis

He said the ministry had deployed a medical team to contain the disease.

Yahaya Inuwa
February 29, 2024

NMA warns against seeking medical treatment from quacks

NMA advised citizens to embrace health insurance, noting that it facilitated access to care, better health outcomes and improved productivity.

NIGERIAN DOCTORS AND NMA LOGO
February 29, 2024

Nigerian lawmakers want mandatory drug test for secondary school students

Presenting the motion, Mr Oshun said adolescence remained a critical period in human development.

Moshood Oshun; SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
February 29, 2024

Expert says biotechnology, panacea to coastal environmental problems

Ms Olajuyigbe stated this on Thursday at a public lecture at Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTEC), Okitipupa, Ondo.

COASTAL POLLUTION
February 29, 2024

Coco Samba loaded with viagra; likely to damage penis: Health Ministry

‘‘Please be aware that overdose of Sildenafil Citrate has the tendency to cause serious side effects.’’

Coco Samba (Credit: Facebook)
February 29, 2024

Association of community pharmacists Lagos chapter elects new chairman

The new chairman urged more teamwork and team-up to consolidate on the gains made of the association’s predecessors.

Association of Community Pharmacist
February 28, 2024

Nigerians warned of exhaustion, dehydration associated with heatwave

Nigerians are experiencing a heatwave, causing millions of people to suffer scorching heat.

Heat wave in Nigeria
February 28, 2024

More Nigerian teenagers battling depression, Yaba Psychiatric Hospital psychologist reveals 

The psychologist, a director at the institution, disclosed this in Lagos on Wednesday.

Photo Used to Illustrate Nigerian Teenagers
February 28, 2024

Economic Hardship: More Nigerians prone to mental health crisis, says psychiatrist

Mr Obindo, the president of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), said this in an interview in Lagos.

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba