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Nigeria to receive planned malaria vaccine

Nigeria will receive its first shipment of the long-awaited malaria vaccines on Thursday, marking a significant step in the country's fight against one of its deadliest diseases. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) announced that the vaccine, known...

Things to know about the new R21 Nigeria received

On Thursday, the Nigerian government received 846,200 doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine from GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. This is the first batch of the vaccine to be delivered to Nigeria since it was endorsed by the World Health Organization...

Nigerian Government Announces Arrival of Malaria Vaccines and Names Pilot States

Good news! The Nigerian Government has shared that 846,000 doses of the R21 malaria vaccine have arrived. These vaccines come from an organization known as the Vaccine Alliance, or Gavi. The government agency responsible for health, called the National Primary...

Nigeria receives 846,000 doses of malaria vaccine

Nigeria has received 846,000 doses of an innovative malaria vaccine from development partners to reduce the high incidence of the disease in the country, especially among children and other vulnerable groups. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,...

Cholera Claims 378 Lives with 14,237 Confirmed Cases Across Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shared some worrying news. So far this year, cholera, a severe disease, has caused 378 deaths and sickened 14,237 people. Dr. Jide Idris, the big boss of the NCDC, talked about this...

Growing Challenges: Psychologists Warn of Escalating Mental Health Issues Among Nigerians

Experts who study how our minds work are worried about problems people in Nigeria are facing at their jobs that make them feel stressed and unhappy. They talked about this online during a special day called World Mental Health Day. This...

Nigeria fights cholera outbreak and records 14,237 cases and 378 deaths

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed alarming figures on the current cholera outbreak, with 14,237 reported cases and 378 deaths across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was revealed by the Director General of...

FG Initiates Measures to Prevent Heart Attacks, Launches Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Center

The Assistant Minister in the city, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has started a new place to help people learn how to help someone whose heart stops suddenly. This is because many people in the country have heart issues. This special project...

Borno government donates N500 million to Maiduguri teaching hospital

The Borno State Government has donated N500 million to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital to support the recovery of the hospital after the flood that devastated it on September 10. The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, one of the...

NMCN Inducts 68 Edo State University Nurses into Council

Sixty-eight students from Edo State University, Uzairue, have officially become nurses in Nigeria. They joined the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) as part of their journey. The students finished their studies in the Nursing Department of the university....

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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...