Thursday, December 26, 2024

Health

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....

Medical Expert Warns: Eat Fruits and Vegetables or Risk Colon Cancer

Esther Oyewole, a top dietitian at the Federal Medical Center in Abeokuta, says people in Nigeria should eat more fruits and vegetables. If they don't, they might get sick and get a type of sickness called colon cancer. She shared...

Nigeria records six new cases of Mpox

Nigeria has recorded six new confirmed cases of Mpox, and no deaths were reported across the federation in week 40, which spans September 29 to October 6. The NCDC made this known in its latest situation reports published on its...

Nigeria registers 1,025 cases and 174 deaths in eight months

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country has recorded 1,025 confirmed cases and 174 deaths from Lassa fever in 28 states of the federation from January to October 6. The NCDC, in its latest report on...

The collapse of the network is a “national shame”

The Labor Party (LP) presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi, described the collapse of Nigeria's power grid as “a national shame.” Early Tuesday, Nigeria's power grid collapsed once again, leaving several cities in the dark. The network crashed around...

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Estimated billing: FG will distribute two million prepaid meters in the first quarter of 2025 – Adelabu

The federal government has denounced the estimated billing system for energy supply to homes by Distribution Companies (DisCos) nationwide,...