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The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has warned Nigerians against smoking, saying it causes cancer. NTCA chairman, Akinbode Oluwafemi, who gave the warning at a press briefing in Abuja, however, said that implementation of Graphic Health Warnings policy on tobacco ...

Even though Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) contribute  to the increasing rate of non-communicable diseases, a lot of people are attracted to the sweetness. SSBs are non-alcoholic beverages containing sugars. The drinks are known as the main sources of added sugars ...

The Plateau Government is to begin vaccination of 4.3 million cattle to curb the spread of anthrax in the state. Dr. Sipak Shase, the Director of the Plateau State Ministry of Agriculture, made this known on Tuesday in Jos while ...

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced mass vaccination exercise against the deadly Anthrax disease which was confirmed in one of the states that is contiguous to the FCT. The acting secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Abubakar Sadeeq, ...

About 10 children between the ages of three and 13 have lost their lives to a yet-to-be identified suspected respiratory track infection, which broke out in Kafanchan town of Jema’a local government area of Kaduna State. The Chief Medical Director ...

Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) has described the Benue State governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia as the first governor in Nigeria to implement the Revised Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) 2023 at the revised ...

House of Representatives has appealed to federal government to instruct the National Universities Commission (NUC) to immediately accredit Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu to independently award degrees in accordance with the Act governing its operations. The House ...

World Health Organisation (WHO) has distributed 60 Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) kits components to six  partnering non-governmental organisations  (NGOs) in Borno state Thursday for management of  severe acute malnutrition in Borno,  Adamawa and Yobe states which was observed  by WHO  ...

Suspected diphtheria outbreak has killed at least 30 children and left 42 at the isolation center of the Specialist Hospital in Potiskum Local Government area of Yobe State. Tandari, Misau Road, Sabuwar Sakateriya, Arikime, Ramin Kasa, Boriya, Igwanda and Texaco ...

Following the renewed outbreak of Diphtheria disease in some parts of Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate activation of the State Emergency Response Centre to curb any further spread. He also ordered the launch of contact tracing ...