THE Ebonyi State Government, on Friday, said it had recorded 590 criminal cases and 897 civil matters within the past two years. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ben Odoh, disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists in Abakaliki, according to News Agency of Nigeria. Odoh explained …
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THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating AIDS in children by 2030. Dr Adebobola Bashorun, National Coordinator of the National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP), made the pledge on Monday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children. Bashorun highlighted …
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THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory following a significant surge in cholera cases across 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in nine states. During a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, the Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, expressed concern over …
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THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination to eliminate malaria in Nigeria by 2030. The country continues to bear the heaviest malaria burden globally, accounting for 27 per cent of cases and 31 per cent of deaths, according to the 2024 World Malaria Report. Addressing newsmen and a roundtable discussion …
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NEW figures released by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have disclosed that over two million Nigerians are living with HIV, with the highest burden found in Rivers, Benue, and Akwa Ibom states. This is despite decades of reported progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The country’s …
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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has convened more than 15 countries and other partners to test a new global coordination mechanism for health emergencies. The organisation, which said this in a statement on Saturday, said that it also convened more than 20 regional health agencies and health emergency …
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THE Ogun State Government has announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, with the confirmation of the death of a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Ogun State Commissioner of Health, Dr Tomi Coker, announced this in a statement on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. …
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THE Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, has announced an outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state with a casualty. The commissioner revealed that the hemorrhaging viral fever recently claimed the life of a 25-year-old female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who fell sick in Ondo and was …
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NO fewer than six students of Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA) have died from the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis. This was disclosed in Saturday in a statement issued by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Mustapha Ango. He extended heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the employment of 774 National Health Fellows, an initiative led by the Federal Ministry of Health to foster sustained improvements within Nigeria’s healthcare system. President Tinubu announced the fellows’ employment on Thursday during the inauguration of the programme at the State House. Tinubu praised the …
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