20+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1058+ words) The NCDC’s mandate includes disease surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, laboratory development, public health research and support to states in managing outbreaks and public health emergencies. These functions are the product of decades of experience with infectious diseases and other…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (516+ words) By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has disbursed more than N1.08 billion to 5,381 students studying nursing and midwifery across 21 institutions under its student financing scheme. The intervention, which covers federal and state nursing and midwifery institutions,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (911+ words) —50 hospitalised as government bans sales, consumption —Police, health officials probe deaths By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The death toll from suspected consumption of herbal drinks in parts of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has risen to 30, while 50 others…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (292+ words) Nigerian singer Adekunle has stressed the importance of genotype testing before marriage, saying couples should know their genotype and ensure they are compatible before having children. Speaking during an interview, Adekunle said there is still a need for more awareness…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (78+ words) Vanguard News Diphtheria: No outbreak in Lagos – Abayomi … Says 53 suspected cases recorded this year The Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Wednesday raised its disease surveillance and preparedness against diphtheria, warning residents not to panic but to…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (630+ words) Warns cases typically rise between November and April By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has urged Nigerians to intensify preventive measures against Lassa fever ahead of the dry season, warning that cases…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (726+ words) — Experts raise alarm at Lagos food safety conference By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ijile LAGOS — At least 53,000 deaths associated with unsafe food are recorded annually in Nigeria, a food safety expert, Dr Adeniyi Odugbemi, has said. Odugbemi, who attributed the…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (495+ words) A cosmetic clinic in Bangkok, Thailand, has told investigators that Nigerian content creator Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo requested to undergo a penis enlargement procedure in a single session despite a doctor’s advice that it be split into two sessions, per report…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (227+ words) Alhaja Omolara Judith Egungbohun The Chief Executive Officer of Obastallion Media, Michael Soyebo, has commended Alhaja Omolara Judith Egungbohun for marking her 45th birthday with a community health outreach in Ilaro, Ogun State. The outreach, held on Tuesday at Alkhaleel Mosque,…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (244+ words) Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang Plateau State Government has made face masks compulsory for passengers using TinCity Metro buses as part of measures to contain the spread of diphtheria in the state. Management of Plateau Express Services Group announced the…...