Health
FCTA Urges Law To Punish People Sending Kids To Buy Tobacco
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has called on the Federal Government to create a law that would prosecute parents who send kids...
Cholera Outbreak In Lagos: 5 Dead, 60 Hospitalised – Health Commissioner
Five people have died, and 60 others have been hospitalised due to severe gastroenteritis caused by cholera in the Eti Osa, Lagos Island,...
EU to Procure 40 Million Bird Flu Vaccines Following Controversial Removal of COVID Shots
The European Union (EU) on Monday confirmed that it is set to finalise a contract securing over 40 million doses of H5N1 bird...
Air Pollution Linked To 135 Million Premature Deaths – Study
A study from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore found that pollution, whether from human activities or natural causes like wildfires, has led to...
Nigeria Among Top 20 Countries With Highest Number Of Children In Severe Food Poverty -UNICEF
A recent UNICEF report has revealed that one in three children under the age of five in Nigeria is suffering from severe food...
NAFDAC Arraigns Three Persons For Producing, Selling Fake Drugs In Kano
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arraigned three suspects before the Federal High Court in Kano on...
181 Million Children Suffer from Severe Food Poverty Worldwide – UNICEF
A recent report from UNICEF has revealed that globally, 181 million children under the age of five—accounting for one in four children—face severe...
U.S Reports First Case Of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm In Man With Multiple Male Partners
A new case of sexually transmitted ringworm has been reported by health officials in New York City, marking the first such case in...
WHO Confirms First Human Death from H5N2 Bird Flu in Mexico
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported the first-ever human death caused by the H5N2 strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird...
UK Researchers Discover Key Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Potential Treatment
Scientists in the UK have made a breakthrough in understanding and potentially treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This condition includes Crohn’s disease and...
Cyber-Attack Disrupts London Hospitals, Causes Operation Cancellations
The National Health Service (NHS) reported on Tuesday that some major London hospitals had to cancel operations due to a cyber-attack on a...
Doctors Without Borders Warns Of Worsening Malnutrition In Northern Nigeria
The Médecins Sans Frontières, a humanitarian non-governmental organisation, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has warned of worsening malnutrition in northern Nigeria. MSF...