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El Niño to cause 31,400 additional deaths in Nigeria within the next 6 months
Nigeria could record 31,400 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months as El Niño intensifies, according to a report by the Climate Impact Lab. The report projects…
Food Critic Opeyemi Famakin Accuses Igbos Of Leading Fake Product Trade In Nigeria
Food critic Opeyemi Famakin has called out the Igbo community over the alleged production and sale…
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NAFDAC Seizes Counterfeit Alcoholic Packaging Materials Worth Over ₦200 Million In Aba, Abia State
The National Agency for Food and Dr¥g Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized counterfeit packaging materials worth over ₦200 million and sealed…
Video:Police Raid Illegal Clinic, Arrest Fake Surgeon Performing Goitre Surgery On Patient
A viral video has captured the moment police officers raided an alleged illegal clinic, confronting individuals at the facility over a procedure…
How Twin Sisters, Doctor and Pharmacist, Died Days Apart After Sickle Cell Complications In Yobe
A Nigerian medical doctor, Dr Hadiya Usman Abdullahi, and her twin sister, Pharmacist Aidah, have reportedly d+ed within days leaving their family…
Frequent shawarma intake may increase risk of cancer, kidney disease — Experts warn as consumption soars among Nigerians
Shawarma has become a popular meal among Nigerians, but health experts warn that frequent consumption may increase the risk of foodborne infections…
Nigeria record its first tele-robotic surgery, marking a major milestone in West Africa’s medical sector.
The complex procedure, a robot assisted right radical nephrectomy to remove a cancerous kidney tumour, was performed by Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV)…
Woman gives birth from embryo frozen for more than 22 years
A 54-year-old Greek woman has given birth to a baby girl using an embryo frozen more than 22 years ago, following the…
NAFDAC d£stroyed fake products worth N1.5tn in three years — DG Adeyeye
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, says it has secured 64 convictions in its ongoing crackdown on…
23 de@d, 143 infections recorded as diphtheria breaks out across Plateau
23 people have di£d and 143 suspected cases of infection have been recorded as a diphtheria outbreak sweeps across the Plateau over…
36-Year-Old Russian Chess Official D+es Of Malaria After Reportedly Being Bitten By Mosquito During Trip To Nigeria
A 36-year-old Russian chess official, Sergei Indeikin, has d+ed after reportedly developing a severe form of malaria following a work trip to…
Biological Parents Sue Surrogate McKenna West for $100,000, Alleging Contract Breach Over Refusal to Abort Pregnancy
The biological parents of a baby born after their surrogate refused their request for an abortion are now seeking more than $100,000…
MDCN Increases Registration Fee for Foreign-Trained Medical Graduates From ₦265,000 to ₦415,000 Without Giving Reason
Foreign-trained Nigerian medical graduates have raised concerns after the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) unexpectedly increased its registration fee for…
Nurses threaten nationwide warning strike as they give govt 15-day ultimatum
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Federal Health Institutions (FHI) Sector, has given the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum…
How women fake pregnancies with steroids and buy babies to deceive husbands — Ex-NAPTIP DG
Former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has alleged that some women use…
Army, NDLEA Arrest Three Suspected Drug Suppliers Linked to Terrorists in Katsina
Troops of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) have arrested three…
Man Claiming to Have World’s Smallest P+nis Seeks Public Donations for Enlargement Procedure
A North Carolina man who claims to have the world’s smallest p+nis has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a…
FG Unveils N50m Health Fund for Cancer Patients; Beneficiaries to Get at Least N100k Each
The Federal Government has launched a N50 million Social Determinants of Health Fund to support vulnerable cancer patients struggling with non-medical expenses…
Lasuth Under Fire as 34-Year-Old High-Flying PwC Staff Allegedly D+es Due to Poor Services After Domestic Accident
The d+ath of Russel Eraga, a 34-year-old Tax Manager at PwC Nigeria, has sparked criticism of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital…
Yinka Alaseyori: When Social Media ‘Drags’ Like Jungle Justice
By Ugochukwu Ugwuanyi Nigerian social media can be a ruthless space. When its trolls come for you in an onslaught popularly known…
80,000 Nigerians Die Every Year – Cancer Now Deadlier Than Malaria, HIV, TB Combined
Nigeria is facing a deepening cancer crisis, losing close to 80,000 people every year, with over 127,000 new cases recorded annually, according…
Cross River Identifies 10 More Persons With COVID Symptoms After Contact With Chinese National
The Cross River State Government has confirmed the identification and isolation of 10 additional persons showing symptoms of COVID-19 after contact with…
Doctor d!es after giving birth to triplets in Bayelsa
A medical doctor, Ere Ogbachi, has died from complications after delivering triplets in Bayelsa State. Dr Ogbachi successfully gave birth to her…
Kwara Is Best Place To Give Birth And Raise Children In Nigeria — Health Commissioner, Amina El-Imam
The Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminat Ahmed El-Imam, has described Kwara as one of the most favourable places in Nigeria…
Doctors to begin indefinite strike on Tuesday
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is set to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike beginning at 12am on Tuesday, April…
New “Highly Mutated” COVID-19 Variant ‘Cicada’ Reportedly Spreading Rapidly Across Over 23 Countries
A newly identified COVID-19 variant, BA.3.2 nicknamed “Cicada” is drawing growing attention from global health experts over concerns that its mutations could…
FMC Umuahia staff allegedly commits su!cide
A junior staff of Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Umuahia, Abia State, Ikenna Onuoha, allegedly committed suic!de. Onuoha’s body was discovered by a…