The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued an alert on the outbreak of meningitis in most parts of the country. In its current bulletin, the agency cautioned the public about the high risk of meningitis outbreak due to atmospheric conditions, especially in the North. It noted that the most vulnerable groups include the infants, young children, the elderly, those with weak immune system and people with head injuries. The safety […]
The Lagos State Government has activated its Emergency Response Committee following a diphtheria outbreak in the boarding house of a secondary school on Victoria Island in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, confirmed the outbreak and assured the public that the situation was under control. The Commissioner urged residents to avoid panic as the government intensified measures to contain the infection. The outbreak was first detected on […]
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria in South-West Zone, has declared an indefinite strike over non-payment of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure. In a statement jointly signed by the association Chairman, AbdulKareem Salawu and Secretary, Omotola Obajolowo, respectively, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital following the expiration of 21 days ultimatum on the 2nd of February 2025. It said, “The association agreed on the industrial action, having […]
A group of medical students from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, today stormed the venue of the meeting between the Federal Government and top Management of University College Hospital, Ibadan to protest the over 100 days of total blackout at the premier hospital. The hospital had been disconnected from the grid since October 2024, by IBEDC over an outstanding alleged debt of about N500 million. The protesters demanded an […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who spoke during a live television programme this morning, argued that only strict penalties would deter drug peddlers, especially when their actions result in the deaths of children. The NAFDAC boss also called for the cooperation of the judiciary and the National Assembly to […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has prevented one million doses of vaccines to the Borno State government in line with efforts to vaccinate residents against cholera. Prof. Baba Mallam, the state’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, disclosed this while receiving an additonal 669,569 doses of the vaccines in Maiduguri. Represented by the Director of Disease Control and Immunisation in the Borno State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Fati Ali, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised the alarm over the circulation of substandard and falsified medicines in Nigeria, posing a significant threat to public health. “We are maximising efforts to curb the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the state,” warned Bala Mshelia, Director of NAFDAC’s North West Zone, at a community sensitisation workshop in Kaduna on Friday. Mshelia identified specific targeted medicines, […]
The Oyo State Government on Monday banned the use of styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. Recalling that the state House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of styrofoam for food purposes in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, who made this announcement during the Food Safety Stakeholders Forum, and the inauguration of the […]
