1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (516+ words) A United States-based oral healthcare advocate, Dr. Chinyere Anigbogu, has expressed concern about poor oral hygiene practices among Nigerians, noting that a vast majority of the population still uses the wrong type of toothbrush, thereby exposing themselves to long-term dental…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago  (590+ words) The body of Nigerian nurses under the aegis of Elegant Nurses Forum (ENF) has condemned the suspension of the Chairperson of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, describing the action as…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (932+ words) A house officer at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital in Calabar, Cross River State, Dr. Innocent, has cried out over the prolonged non-payment of salaries, revealing that he and eight of his colleagues have worked for 290 days without receiving any…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (922+ words) The Elegant Nurses Forum has accused the management of Abby's Paediatric Care in Lagos of exploiting and intimidating healthcare workers after a police-mediated resolution over a dispute involving four nurses failed at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon. The…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (925+ words) A wildlife veterinarian and conservation expert, Dr. Mark Ofua, has alleged that Nigerian authorities deliberately underreport fatalities from Lassa fever to protect the country's international image, warning that rampant bushmeat trade, wildlife trafficking and worsening insecurity have created conditions for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (643+ words) The Elegant Nurses Forum (ENF) has condemned what it described as a growing pattern of bullying, intimidation, sexual harassment, oppression and abuse of nurses working in judiciary clinics across Ogun State, calling on the leadership of the Ogun State Judiciary…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (674+ words) At 11, Baba Alhaji should be worrying about school assignments, playing football with friends or dreaming about what he wants to become in the future. Instead, he says he inhales petrol to quiet the emotional turmoil that has become his daily…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (242+ words) The Lagos State Government has announced a decline in the state's HIV positivity rate, saying expanded testing and high rates of viral suppression among people receiving treatment indicate significant progress in controlling the epidemic. The update was shared on Friday…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (424+ words) Spain has recorded its hottest first six months since weather records began, with authorities confirming that more than 1000 people died from heat-related causes during the recent extreme heatwave that swept across Europe. According to Spain's Carlos III Health Institute, at…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (831+ words) The aggrieved workers, who spoke to SaharaReporters on condition of anonymity for fear of victimisation, described the exercise as an extortion racket disguised as a routine verification process, alleging that the funds being collected could amount to about ₦35million if all…...