17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (266+ words) Nigerian author and researcher, Agbolade Omowole, has called on Nollywood to make longevity education and the wellbeing of its practitioners a priority, following a string of deaths involving members of the film industry. Omowole, who researches healthy longevity in Africa,…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago   (516+ words) By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has disbursed more than N1.08 billion to 5,381 students studying nursing and midwifery across 21 institutions under its student financing scheme. The intervention, which covers federal and state nursing and midwifery institutions,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (865+ words) By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Nigeria is set to take centre stage in Africa’s battle against infertility as more than 1,000 fertility and reproductive health experts from across the continent, Europe, America and other parts of the world converge on Abuja for…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (858+ words) UMUAHIA -The Registrar of the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria, ODORBN, Dr Obinna Edwin Awiaka, has vowed to collaborate with the Abia State Government to tackle quackery in eye care practice, saying residents should no longer be…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (407+ words) ABUJA — Residents of Aboh Mbaise, Ngor Okpala and Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Areas of Imo State have welcomed the commencement of major reconstruction and upgrade works at their general hospitals. Community leaders and jubilant residents described the development as a significant…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (890+ words) …It is understated, consumers at high risk – AAPN …Safe use impossible in Nigeria – Prof Irtwange …Calls for ban, saying it contributes to rise in cancer, other health risks By Gabriel Ewepu and Cynthia Alo A new study has shown that…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (544+ words) Every year, hundreds of thousands of Nigerian women face life-threatening risks simply by being pregnant. According to the World Health Organisation, Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with an estimated 1,047 maternal deaths per 100,000 live…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (285+ words) The Federal Government has deployed 13 emergency ambulances to Ogun State as part of efforts to strengthen pre-hospital and emergency medical care across the country. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, flagged off the…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (524+ words) Says Burutu will soon be accessible by road Urges residents to disregard social media reports By Chancel Bomadi Sunday BURUTU— The Executive Chairman of Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Julius Takeme, has urged pregnant women across the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (227+ words) Residents of Ita-Elewa and adjoining communities in Ikorodu have benefited from a Mega Medical Outreach organised by the Ikorodu Local Government to improve access to essential healthcare services at the grassroots. The initiative is part of the Enhanced Healthcare pillar…...