By Ihechi Enyinnaya Nigeria has one of the leading tobacco markets on the continent, with over…
Category: Health and Living
Obi: A nation that budgets N10b for car parks and recreational facilities and N1b for Hostels in 12 Tertiary Institutions is not Normal
By Our Reporter The Labour Party 2023 Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi has again cried out on…
FG bans use of foreign syringes, needles in tertiary hospitals
The Federal Government has mandated all Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs) of Federal…
Father, son, neighbour die trying to retrieve phone from pit latrine
A 60-year-old man, Danjuma, aka Black, his son, Ibrahim, 35, and Aminu Gaye, also 35, died…
4m newborns die yearly in Nigeria, other nations, says Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has unveiled groundbreaking portable ultrasound technology in a bid to…
45 persons die as strange disease hits Kano community
About 45 persons have reportedly lost their lives due to an outbreak of a mysterious illness…
WDSD: Foundation kicks against factors stifling survival, inclusion of people with Down Syndrome
Photo: Ugo Edward-Dibiana, a child with Down Syndrome, during a sensitisation walk in Abuja. By Divine…
Prostrate Cancer: Does regular sex reduce the risks in men?
You may have heard that prostrate Cancer is one of the deadly killers of men. Yes.…
854 Children die in N/West – MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), known as Doctors Without Borders, raised alarms over the dire humanitarian situation…
Measles outbreak forces Cross River schools to vacate
An outbreak of measles has been reported and confirmed in two schools located in Akpabuyo’s local…
IWD: Why women must shun child delivery at home – UNICEF
Women have been urged to refrain from delivering babies at home to increase their chances of…
Heatwave: Nigerians urged to plant trees to tackle sweltering weather
By Divine Nwakanma (with Agency Reports) An environmental consultant, Taiwo Adewole, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to…