Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has stressed the urgent need for a systemic change that would address gender disparities in leadership positions within the health sector. Matshidiso Moeti, regional director for Africa, WHO, stressed this need in an interview with...

The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has left the hospital almost three weeks after the operation. Rick Slayman is recovering well and will now continue his recovery at home with his family, the Massachusetts General Hospital in...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says that if safety precautions are not taken, Nigerians in Abuja, Kano, and many other northern states are likely to suffer heat strokes due to the scorching heat waves. Heat stroke, also known as sunstroke,...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested drug hawkers and seized drugs worth N50 million in Apapa, Lagos State. The items were seized by NAFDAC’s investigation and enforcement directorate during a targeted raid on...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested drug hawkers and seized drugs worth N50 million in Apapa, Lagos State. The items were seized by NAFDAC’s investigation and enforcement directorate during a targeted raid on...

The Nigerian Meterological Agency (NiMet) has issued a warning to residents of most northern states, including Abuja, Kano, Sokoto, and Kogi, stating that they are at 'extreme danger' of heat stroke on Saturday if precautions are not taken. NiMet, in...

The Ondo State Government has commenced the payment of salary arrears to resident doctors at the University of Medical Science Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH). Newslodgelearnt that the health workers received payments for their salary arrears on Wednesday, a day after...

President Bola Tinubu has called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to collaborate with potential Nigerian vaccine manufacturers to ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for children and adults. Speaking at a meeting with a delegation of GAVI led by its...

Abdulwahab Matepo became a person with disability following a road accident in 2000 in which he sustained a spinal cord injury. His newfound reality inspired him to begin advocacy for the government to pass the Disability Rights Law, which...

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N1 billion through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to support the fight to end the Tuberculosis epidemic in Nigeria by 2030. Mrs Tinubu made the donation Thursday during her investiture as the Global...