Health And Lifestyle

by Kirk Leigh Yusuf Bashir gleefully counts his ward of cash from the afternoon sales, the total so far was N35, 000. In response to this reporter, he stated in pidgin English, "By the end of today, I fit make N100,000, walahi." Many…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, has wished his wife, Margaret, a happy birthday. Obi described his wife as the "perfect mother" to their children in a sweet note posted on his Twitter page on Friday. The former…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced 14 deaths in 10 states from suspected cases of yellow fever between January and July. The affected states included Abia (one), Bayelsa (one), Benue (one), Imo…

The Aliko Dangote Foundation, in partnership with the Kano State Government, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding on routine immunisation in the state. The Memorandum of…

By Haruna Salami At a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Environment on Wednesday, stakeholders from the National Biosafety Management Agency, the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), and All Farmers of…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says its COVID-19 vaccine project would be ready for its first clinical trial in November this year. The TETFund’s Ag. Director, Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, disclosed this in a…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded the Kano government for scaling up COVID-19 vaccination. The WHO country representative, Walter Mulombo, gave the commendation on Wednesday when he visited Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano.…

By Hassan Zaggi Concerned by the migration of doctors, nurses and other medical workers to other countries for greener pasture, the Federal Government is making plans to come up with a policy to ensure that each doctor or nurse that…

The struggle to end malaria in Nigeria has entered a new phase with Nigerian Champion of the struggle, Aliko Dangote named the pioneer chair of the National End Malaria Council (NEMC), a body established by president Muhammadu Buhari to…

As Professor Wole Soyinka, the world-renowned playwright and Nobel Laureate in Literature, turns 88, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun describes him as a rare breed of humanity who has straddled planet earth with exceptional candour. Gov.…