Healthy Living

    The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Power and its agencies, said it is prepared to partner with the government of Akwa Ibom State to realise its resolve of delivering a reliable and affordable electricity to its people.   The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made the pledge ...

    The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, has called on the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to enable him to seek proper medical attention.   This is as Azuta-Mbata called on Igbos across the ...

  Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced that the first two patients treated for Ebola in the Bulape health zone, Kasai Province, have fully recovered and been discharged from the local treatment centre.   This was disclosed by the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa ...

  The Yola Operations Office of the National Emergency Management Agency has led search, rescue, and evacuation efforts after severe flash flooding submerged 13 communities across Yola North and Yola South Local Government Areas of Adamawa State on Tuesday.   The downpour, which began around 4 a.m. and lasted until ...

    A severe rainstorm swept through the Shimankar District in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.   According to eyewitnesses, at least 50 houses, including schools and worship centres were destroyed in the Menkaat community.   A resident ...

    The Association of Resident Doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have embarked on an indefinite strike.   The doctors cited the failure of the hospital management and the state government to address their long-standing demands as the reason for the industrial ...

    The National Health Insurance Authority, Roche Pharmaceuticals and the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, have launched a cost-sharing initiative to help cancer patients reduce financial barriers to accessing oncology care.   The partnership is also to enhance cancer care accessibility, improve treatment outcomes, and shield Nigerians from the high ...

    The First Lady of Anambra State, Dr Nonye Soludo, has visited various hospitals across the state as part of a medical outreach and intervention, marking her 55th birthday.   During the exercise, which took her to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, ...

  Thousands of UK doctors launched a five-day strike early Friday after talks with the Labour government for a new pay increase failed to reach a deal.   Doctors were out on picket lines outside hospitals after negotiations with the government went down the wire late Thursday, without reaching an ...

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control on Wednesday in Kano State destroyed 491,000 tablets of tramadol worth N91 million.   The destruction of the drugs which was seized by the Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, was witnessed by the NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, ...