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The Federal Government has promised to strengthen traditional medicine through favourable policies and scientific research and innovation for sustainable results. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Adetunji Alausa, made this known on Thursday in Abuja at the commemoration of the 2023 African Traditional Medicine (ATM) day. The theme is: “The Contribution […]
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The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has lauded the World Health Organisation, Federal Ministry of Health and the investigative team working on the Kangaroo Mother Care Project for low-weight babies, for choosing the state among the five states that will benefit from the initiative. Adeleke spoke in Osogbo, the state capital, during an advocacy visit […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed the Cross River State-born politician, Senator John Enoh, as the Minister of Sports Development. The PUNCH reports that the Federal Government also separated the Ministry of Sports Development from Youth, unlike what was obtained under previous administrations. A former member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Momoh, who is […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said drug hawkers are major distributors and suppliers of narcotic medicines to criminal networks such as armed bandits, insurgents, kidnappers and armed robbers. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye, raised the alarm about the menace of drug hawking at a one-day […]
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The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, has intercepted no fewer than 1,245 live cartridges concealed in some bags of rice. The seizure was made at Tobolo community near Ijoun, in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Area Controller, Bamidele Makinde, made this known during a press conference held in […]
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Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has explained why he paid unscheduled visits to Island Maternity Hospital and Lagos Island Hospital, catching the medical personnel unaware. The governor made this known in a statement on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile. According to Sanwo-Olu, his visit to the hospitals was predicated […]
Continue ReadingThe Anambra State Government has announced the ban on all forms of open advertisement of herbal medicines in the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, on Saturday. Nwosu also said the state government had directed that all advertisements for herbal drugs must be approved by […]
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Professor Pat Utomi has revealed his struggle with cancer. In a tweet on Friday, the professor of political economy and management expert revealed that a biopsy he conducted in 2022 showed he was positive. He posted: “When a biopsy showed I was positive in 2022, I began treatment with a branch of a cancer centre […]
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The Ondo State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Tuesday expressed concern over the Federal Government’s decision to enforce a ‘no work, no pay’ policy against striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). According to NMA, the policy is a dangerous move for the health sector in the country. In […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Medical Association, (NMA-FCT) elders forum has advised Nigerians, especially the youth, on the need to eat right for healthy living, saying such also controls life expectancy. The Acting Chairman of the association’s elders forum, Dr Udofia Enefiok, gave the advice at a meeting tagged “A day out with the elders”. The News Agency […]
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