Nigeria currently has no active Ebola case following the medical evacuation of the country’s only confirmed patient and her husband to Switzerland, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced. The
Read moreNigeria has identified 53 people who may have been exposed to its confirmed Ebola case, as health authorities step up contact tracing and monitoring to prevent further transmission of the
Read moreNigeria’s confirmed Ebola case has taken a new turn after the Swiss government said the infected woman was believed to have contracted the virus during a trip to Uganda, although
Read moreThe Ogun State Government has offered employment opportunities to 52 newly inducted nurses from Chrisland University, Abeokuta, urging them to remain in Nigeria and help strengthen the country’s healthcare system
Read moreThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has blamed insufficient international interest in African disease outbreaks for the absence of an approved vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain
Read moreNigerians have raised suspicions about the Federal Government’s handling of the country’s first confirmed Ebola case, with some social media users alleging that the health emergency could be used to
Read moreNigeria’s aviation authorities have been directed to prevent 46 people who came into contact with the country’s confirmed Ebola patient from travelling by air for at least 21 days as
Read moreThe Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, has suspended academic activities at its School of Post-Basic Psychiatric Nursing indefinitely following the death of a student under controversial circumstances. The decision affects students
Read moreThe Ogun State Government has intensified surveillance and emergency preparedness following Nigeria’s confirmation of an Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), assuring residents that no infection had been
Read moreOndo State has lost about 400 doctors to migration and other forms of workforce attrition in five years, leaving approximately 500 doctors in public health institutions to serve a population
Read moreThe United Kingdom will ban vape vending machines from October 29, alongside tighter restrictions on the sale and promotion of vaping and nicotine products, as the government steps up efforts
Read moreThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to urgently resolve the grievances of striking medical doctors, warning that the industrial action could further disrupt
Read moreAt least 268 people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year, as the proportion of confirmed patients dying from the disease rises to 23.6%, according to the Nigeria
Read moreResidents across all 23 local government areas of Kaduna State are set to benefit from expanded mental healthcare services following the integration of mental health treatment into primary and secondary
Read moreThe image of former Nigerian Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar has appeared in a promotional campaign by Krishna Shalby Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, after he underwent knee replacement surgery
Read moreLagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab and African Democratic Congress governorship candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour have clashed over the state’s handling of waste management and flooding. The
Read moreScientists have uncovered how APOE4, the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, may damage the brain’s blood vessels, identifying a cellular process that could guide future treatment research. In
Read moreNigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege, have asked the Lagos State High Court to dismiss a legal action by Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital seeking to halt the
Read moreNigeria has recorded 259 Lassa fever deaths in 2026, with Ondo and Bauchi accounting for the highest reported fatalities.
Read moreThe death toll from suspected toxic alcohol poisoning in Ondo State has risen to 49, prompting arrests, forensic testing and government action over unverified alcoholic and herbal products.
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