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World Food Day 2023: Plans underway for massive agricultural improvement in Kaduna – Gov Sani

The people of Kaduna State have been asked by Governor Uba Sani to embrace water-conscious practices, select fresh and local foods, minimize food and water

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Breast cancer scourge in Nigeria alarming – Don

Prominent clinical pharmacist and pharmacologist Prof. Noel Wannang has expressed concern about the rising incidence of breast cancer and the infant mortality rate in Nigeria.

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Increase investment in adolescent girls – UNICEF to FG

The United Nations Children’s Fund, which recognizes the wealth of resilience, strength, and potential inherent in many girls, has charged the federal government with giving

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FG unveils NHIA guidelines

The federal government has released the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) operational instructions to improve the new NHIA statute that will be brought into law

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NCDC records 1,968 Lassa fever cases, 181 deaths

1,068 Lassa fever infections have been reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) across 112 local government areas and 28 states

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LUTH denies late doctor worked 72-hour call

The administration of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has refuted claims that Dr. Michael Umoh, one of its house officers, passed away following a

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UK records first case of new COVID-19 variant

The first COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 case in the nation was discovered on Friday by the United Kingdom Health Security Agency, or UKHSA. UKHSA said that

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WHO confirms 51 cases of new polio variant in Nigeria

The Circulating Variant Polio Virus (cVPV2) has been found in 51 new cases in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. The

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Drug hawkers pose serious threat to national security – NAFDAC

Drug sellers are key distributors and suppliers of narcotic drugs to criminal networks like armed bandits, rebels, kidnappers, and armed robbers, according to the National

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NCDC confirms 1,534 cases of diphtheria

There have been verified instances of diphtheria in 1,534 people in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. 4,160 suspected cases