Health

FG promises access to eye care for every Nigerian

Salako said this in Abuja on Thursday at the Eyeball Summit organised by the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN).Newsmen reports that the summit’s theme was...

3,000 Lagos residents benefit from free eye care

The initiative, sponsored annually by a lawmaker at the state House of Assembly , Mr Gbolahan Yishawu, was held on Thursday in Lagos.The programme...

Lassa fever claims 138 lives in 2025, cases spread to 18 states – NCDC

This is according to the NCDC latest situation report shared via its official website.The report says the figure is a rise from the 18.0...

Suspected cholera outbreak not poisonous rice behind  deaths in Badagry – Official

Oladunjoye made the clarification in an interview with newsmen in Badagry on Thursday.Newsmen recalls that  the Badagry area was in panic over multiple deaths...

Fidelity Bank donates equipment to Gilgal rehabilitation community

By Seun IbiyemiTier one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc has once again demonstrated its commitment to mental health development in Nigeria through the provision of...

Ogun partners WHO, UNICEF to improve maternal, newborn healthcare

The Ogun State Government has announced a strategic partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery, with a...

Cholera: Plateau records 3 deaths, 5 confirmed cases

Baamlong, on Wednesday in Jos, said the confirmed cases were reported in Ngyong, Hurti and Wurit communities in Bokkos  Local Government Area (LGA).According to Baamlong, the state...

United Nigeria Airline, Kanu Foundation partners Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation on open-heart surgeries

United Nigeria Airline (UNA) in collaboration with Kanu Nwankwo Heart Foundation (KHF) have partnered Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation to facilitate open-heart surgeries in Nigeria. Kanu...

Bayelsa records 98% immunisation coverage

Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, deputy governor of the state, disclosed this during a meeting of the state’s taskforce on immunisation in Yenagoa on Wednesday.He said...

Jigawa Govt releases N482.1m for safe drinking water projects

The Jigawa State Government has approved the release of N241.7 million for the construction of 90 hand pumps in selected communities across the 27...

Kebbi, UNICEF, Canada partner to improve primary healthcare

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Yunusa Musa-Ismail, made this known at a two-day engagement meeting on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi.News Men reports that the...