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MLSCN Initiates Re-Evaluation of Medical Laboratory Facilities in Ebonyi

The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, known as MLSCN, has started checking medical labs and their workers in Ebonyi State. The head of MLSCN in Ebonyi, Mrs. Onyekachuku Okeke, said they are serious about this check and warned that...

Mpox is not a new coronavirus, according to WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has clarified that Mpox is not a new strain of coronavirus and should not be considered as such. This was stated on Tuesday by Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, at a press conference...

Mpox Vaccine: Africa Negotiates Technology Transfer with Bavarian Nordic

Africa CDC Teams Up with Bavarian Nordic for Mpox Vaccine Production Africa CDC Teams Up with Bavarian Nordic for Mpox Vaccine Production The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, also known as...

Three Monkeypox Cases Detected in Edo – Report by Health Ministry

The government of Edo State said on Tuesday that Monkeypox is now in the state. This news came from Dr. Ojeifo Stephenson, who works in public health. He shared this information for the Ministry of Health. Dr. Stephenson said that...

HIV programme affects more than two million lives in Gombe

More than two million people are reported to have benefited from HIV/AIDS testing, treatment and counselling services in Gombe State. Bolanle Oyeledun, executive director of the Centre for Integrated Health Programme (CIHP), said this on Tuesday at an event marking...

Mpox: NCDC Confirms Cases in Enugu and Ebonyi Amid Declining Rates

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of suspected and confirmed Mpox cases in the country has gone down over the past four weeks. The NCDC shared this news on its official website on Monday. Mpox is a...

Nigerians slam nursing council for refusing to verify licence to practice abroad

Some Nigerians have taken to social media to criticise the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) for refusing to verify the licences of nurses who wish to travel abroad. This intensified on Monday after a UK-based Nigerian doctor, Olufunmilayo...

Nigerians warned against eating undercooked bushmeat

The Association of Resident Doctors at University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin (ARD-UITH) has warned Nigerians against eating undercooked wild animal meat to avoid contracting the deadly Mpox virus. ARD-UITH President Yusuf Muhammed gave the advice in Ilorin on Monday during a...

Urge Nigerian Government to Implement Policies Targeting Adolescents – Advocacy Group

People are asking for parents, the government, and the community to help the next generation, especially because of school and social problems. They are worried because the help for young people isn’t done well or sometimes isn’t there at all. They...

Africa CDC declares public health emergency in Mpox

In response to its increasing spread and rising deaths, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared Mpox, formerly monkeypox, a continental public health emergency. Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya made the announcement on Tuesday during...

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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...