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Cholera Outbreak Results in 11 Deaths in Ebonyi Community

About 11 people, including men, women, and children, have died due to a cholera outbreak in Ndibokote village, Ezza Inyimagu, located in Izzi Local Government Area in Ebonyi State. The cholera outbreak began on Monday, September 23rd, 2024. Sadly, a...

Health Matters Across Nigeria (August Edition)

Dear readers, As Nigeria joined the rest of the world in August to fight Mpox disease and other infectious diseases like cholera and diphtheria, doctors drew public attention to the insecurity at their workplaces, particularly the whereabouts of their colleague,...

World Pharmacists Day: PSN Urges Collective Action Against Counterfeit Drugs and Unlicensed Practitioners

In celebrating World Pharmacists Day 2024, the Pharmaceuticals Society of Nigeria (PSN) is asking the government to help stop fake pharmacists and the selling of fake medicine. Adewale Adenugba, the chairman of the Ogun State PSN, spoke to the DAILY...

NCDC links rising mortality rate to delayed medical care

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has attributed the rise in deaths from Lassa fever to delays in seeking medical attention by infected people. The NCDC, in its latest disease situation report, said late reporting of cases...

Press Week: Medical Outreach Benefits 100 NUJ Members in Ebonyi

In Ebonyi State, over 100 journalists got free health checkups thanks to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state. The NUJ teamed up with the Medical Women Association of Nigeria to provide this free service. This health outreach was...

Antimicrobial resistance threatens to reverse medical advances and push millions into poverty

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is set to become one of the biggest threats to global health. The NCDC said it could push millions of people into extreme poverty, reverse decades of...

Wike pledges to review Abuja Master Plan and improve nutrition financing

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the commitment of the FCT Administration to the review and update of the Abuja Master Plan. Mr Wike stated this when a team from the Japan International Cooperation...

Wike pledges to review Abuja Master Plan and improve nutrition financing

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the commitment of the FCT Administration to the review and update of the Abuja Master Plan. Mr Wike stated this when a team from the Japan International Cooperation...

Floods: What we have lost and how Nigerians can help

Borno state is experiencing one of its worst floods in three decades, with vast areas of farmland, infrastructure and hundreds of homes partially or completely destroyed. According to government figures, at least 30 people have died as a result of...

Nigerian Red Cross launches N2.5 billion fundraising campaign to combat food insecurity

In a bid to address the growing food insecurity crisis in Nigeria, the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has launched an emergency appeal to raise N2.5 billion. In a statement signed by its Communications and Advocacy Coordinator, Chima Nwankwo, on...

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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...