Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Health

Last year, MSF provided treatment for more than 9,000 measles cases in Borno.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated a record 3,965 patients from October to December 2023 in its health facilities in Borno State. In 12 months, the international medical organisation said it treated 9,618 patients with measles in both of its healthcare...

Cardiac Society Warns Nigerians, Identifies Symptoms Potentially Leading to Death

Following the reported deaths of some football fans while watching the semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has raised concern over cardiovascular health of...

Nurses in Lagos Call for Immediate Withdrawal of New Certificate Verification Process – Citing Brain Drain

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Lagos State Council, has called for the immediate reversal and withdrawal of the new circular on certificate verification by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). NMCN in its revised...

The Visionary Co-Builder of Nigeria’s Largest Bank: Herbert Wigwe

Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe, the chief executive of Access Holdings Plc who died aged 57 following a chopper crash Saturday in California, helped transform an obscure bank into the country’s biggest lender. From being the 65th largest bank in Nigeria at...

NAFDAC Reports 12% Increase in Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturers as Multinational Companies Leave Nigeria

Amidst the exit of multinational pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said a total of 105 applications for the construction and erection of drug manufacturing facilities have been approved across...

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Another fire outbreak devastates 55 stores in Zamfara Central Market

A fire outbreak in the early hours of Tuesday has destroyed no less than 55 stores in the Herbal...