Thursday, October 29, 2026

Health

August 27, 2022

Nigeria needs to strengthen immunisation for 24,000 babies born daily: WHO

The WHO representative assured Nigerians of continued commitment to the agenda of PHC revitalisation, immunisation systems strengthening.

Polio immunisation vaccine
August 26, 2022

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over copied COVID-19 vaccine technology 

The company maintains that it is not moving to oust Pfizer’s vaccine from the market nor is it seeking to prevent future sales of its vaccine.

Moderna/Pfizer and BioNTech
August 26, 2022

Africa needs $4 billion yearly to fund health services, prepare for pandemics: WHO

The Regional Strategy for Health Security and Emergencies 2022-2030 was adopted in Lome, the Togolese capital.

Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo Health Ministers
August 26, 2022

Niger govt inaugurates committee to distribute 3.7 million mosquito nets

The government is collaborating with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and two other NGOs to distribute over 3.7 million nets in the state.

Mosquito nets
August 26, 2022

Psychiatric hospital seeks security cover from police

The medical director assured the police of the hospital’s commitment to supporting them to achieve their mandate of safeguarding lives and property.

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba
August 26, 2022

Expert decries Nigeria’s poor efforts to tackle TB 

Lucica Ditiu, the executive director of Stop TB partnership Geneva, has decried the slow pace and poor conditions of tuberculosis (TB) work in Nigeria.

Tuberculosis patient
August 26, 2022

‘Free Lunch’: Buhari regime doling out Nigeria’s monies anyhow, governors diverting funds, water minister says

“Federal government is not going to be giving out its monies anyhow anymore because we are not seeing the results in some places,” Suleiman Adamu declared.

Governors and Buhari
August 25, 2022

Out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare too high for Nigerians: Osinbajo

Mr Osinbajo said Nigeria must bridge the significant gaps between health budgets and health expenditure which exist across the entire country.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
August 25, 2022

NESREA seals 39 facilities over environmental breach

The NESREA boss said the effort was to make the offenders serve as a deterrent to others and also incorporate emerging environmental issues.