News as it breaks
A Non Governmental Organization, Rite place Health is organizing a two-day Event on the International Water Conference with the theme: Beyond Access, Quality Matters. This is contained in a statement by the Hope Raisers Global Foundation and made available to newsmen in Abuja. According to the statement, the event will…
The African continent is poised to declare a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security as the Mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak continues to spread across many countries. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control, said this during a webinar on Thursday on the Mpox outbreak situation in…
Ngozi Okoronkwo, the suspended Commissioner for Health in Abia State, has officially resigned from her position. The announcement was made by Ukoha Njoku, spokesperson for Governor Alex Otti, in a statement released on Wednesday, July 24. Okoronkwo, a medical doctor, was suspended in June by Governor Otti due to allegations…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has demonstrated his commitment to healthcare and education by donating N10 million to the Grimard College of Nursing Sciences in Anyigba, Kogi State. The donation was made during a visit to the institution on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday via X,…
The Kogi State Government has confirmed two cases of cholera in Lokoja and Omala local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Abdulazeez Adeiza, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the government has unveiled a comprehensive infection prevention tools as a quick response to ensure a cholera-free…
A Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance (CCSGG) in collaboration with Kogi Conscience Liberation Movement (KCLM) have called on President Bola Tinubu and all relevant government agencies to ensure that leaders, whether present or past, involved in corrupt practices are prosecuted. The Co-Converner of the Group, Comrade Okpanachi Jacob…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has found a 28-year-old Abuja-based nurse, Lucy Likeh, who recently went missing in Nigeria’s capital city, PUNCH Metro can confirm. Our correspondent learnt that nurse Likeh was found and taken to the hospital for medical examination by the Utako Police Division in the FCT,…
The Federal Government has started moves to establish a unified national blood database. The harmonisation of the national blood database is aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of blood banking services in Nigeria, ensuring a safer and more reliable supply of blood for patients in need. This was disclosed…
President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest the app within a year. The divest-or-ban bill is now law, starting the clock for ByteDance to make its move. The company initially had nine…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has banned the sale of Turkey-made Dex Luxury Bar Soap. It also called on Nigerians to watch out for the counterfeit of Tandak injection powder made in India. NAFDAC, on its website, said Dex Luxury Bar Soap does not comply…
