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NAFDAC Shuts Firm For Revalidating Expired Curry, Thyme Products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down a food manuf…

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Africa Records 27% Decline In COVID-19 Cases, 8% Deaths

Latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicated that COVID-19 cases and deaths dec…

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NMA Insists On Repeal, Re-Enactment Of MDCN Law

Medical doctors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), have provided reasons to…

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Update from the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria Registry – February 01, 2021

Dear Colleagues,On behalf of the management and staff of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, I wish …

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100-day countdown to International Nurses Day – setting course to reshape the global strategy for nursing 2021-2025

Today the International Council of Nurses (ICN) launches the 100-day countdown to International Nurs…

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WHO Disqualifies Nigeria, Eight Others From Global Vaccine Bid

The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pf…

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Customs Hands Over 4,907 Cartons Of Expired Sweet, Chocolates To NAFDAC

The Commander of Comptroller-General of Customs’ Strike Force, Mr Hussein Ejibunu disclosed this whi…

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WHO Urges Unity on Vaccines as New Jab Submitted To US Regulators

European nations need to work more closely with drug firms to increase the pace of coronavirus inocu…

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Medical Director Cautions Workers on Handling of Psychiatric Patients

Medical Director of Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Kware in Sokoto State, Dr. Shehu Sale, has c…

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COVID-19: NCDC Registers 14 Deaths, 1,340 New Infections In One Day

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,340 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-1…

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Breast Cancer Now Most Common Form Of Cancer — WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says breast cancer has now overtaken lung cancer as the world’s …

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Medical College Urges FG To Prioritise Research

The National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to prioritise …

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JOHESU Canvasses Amendment Of MDCN Act

The Joint Health Sector Unions has urged the Senate to amend the proposed MDCN Act, 2020, saying the…

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Edo Records 30 New Cases in Second Wave of COVID-19

Edo State has recorded 30 new cases in addition to the 632 active cases and two more deaths from the…

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Catholic Bishops Task FG on Equitable Distribution of Vaccines

Catholic Bishops of the Lagos Ecclesiastical Province have charged the Federal Government to distrib…

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Rise In Genital Mutilation Cases Likely Over Ravaging COVID-19, Says UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that Nigeria will record a surge in the prevale…

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NMA Seeks Upgrade Of Lagos Police Medical Services

The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, on Wednesday called on the leadersh…

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Only 3 Public Radiotherapy Centres In Nigeria

Nigerians suffering from cancer have lamented the high cost of treatment and dearth of treatment fac…

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Curbing the Exodus of Nigerian Nurses

The recent revelation that there are only 125, 000 registered nurses servicing the health needs of o…

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COVID-19: Medical Lab Scientists Endorse STK Supplements for Clinical Trial

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has given a green light concerni…

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