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FCMB, USAID Partner To Strengthen Private Health Sector During a ceremony that was held at the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, Melissa Jones, the Mission Director of the U.S. Agency for Internatio

Expert Praises Nigerian Nurses for Their Dedication and Hard Work On the occasion of International Nurses Day, Head Nursing (Hospital Services) at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Olajumoke Akinola, commended Nigerian

NAFDAC Shuts Down Illegal Alcohol Factory in Lagos, Arrests Manufacturer Thel National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has successfully dismantled an illegal alcohol factory in Badagry, Lagos, as par

Universal Health Coverage as a Renewed Hope for Nigerians By Rahma Olamide Oladosu Health, as a social service, is very important to the teeming population of any country as the sector has been recognised as th

Four Dead as Unknown Disease Hits Zamfara Four people have been reported dead in three local government area of Zamfara State as a mysterious disease infects 177 persons who are mostly children. The disease which has be

Health Ministry, TechnoServe Explore Collaboration to End Malnutrition In a move to tackle stunting among under-five children and malnutrition challenges in Africa's most populous country, the Federal Ministry of Health and Tech

Health Security Focus of Tinubu's Govt - Health Minister The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has said that health security is one of the pillars of the strategic blueprint of Pres

Nigerian Biotech Startup Becomes First African Lab to Offer Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Diagnosis Nigeria-based biotechnology startup, Syndicate Bio. has partnered with SophiaGenetics, a cloud-native software firm specializing in d

AstraZeneca Begins Withdrawal of COVID Vaccine Over Newer Jabs AstraZeneca has begun the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement, AstraZeneca said the decision was made because there is now a variet