Health

The social media account of the Chief Medical Director (CMD)of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, has been hacked. This was confirmed in a disclaimer issued by Mr. Usman Abdullahi Koli, on behalf of the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued health advisory for health care workers following the recent outbreak of Diphtheria in Nigeria. This was contained in a press release entitled "Diphtheria Health…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, said that the death toll from Diphtheria disease across the country was now 34, as Kano State registered 100 cases. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday said that the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Edo, Ondo, and Bauchi states account for 84 per cent of Lassa fever infections in the country. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this in an…

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has lamented that there are about 169 ghost doctors receiving monthly salaries and allowances. The Governor disclosed this to newsmen in his country home in Maradun town of…

The daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu has denied trafficking a homeless man into the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney. Sonia Ekweremadu, 25, is charged alongside her father Ekweremadu, 60, her mother, Beatrice, 56, and Doctor…

A study by Peking University, Beijing, China says about 900 million Chinese people have been infected with coronavirus as of Wednesday, 11th January, 2023. According to BBC, the report estimated that 64% of China’s…

Medical workers treat a Covid-19 patient in Taiyuan, Shanxi province on January 9. As Jo Wang, an event planner in Beijing, watched her family members fall ill with Covid-19 one by one late last month she had a single goal: find…

The President, Nigerian Association of Nephrology, Dr Adanze Asinobi, has expressed worry over the increasing number of Nigerians suffering from chronic kidney disease. Asinobi, spoke at the association’s Scientific Conference and Annual…

Commandant Eweka receives the Director - in - charge of CEWHIN and their members, promises to dedicate a new office for the Gender Unit of the Command. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has today,…