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Kwara Workers Defy Court Order, Embark On Strike Over Minimum Wage

Organised labour in Kwara State, yesterday defied court injunction stopping them from calling out wo…

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Nigeria Needs N75b Yearly To Control HIV, Treat Patients

Some N75 billion is needed yearly to control the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and treat the 1.…

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UBTH Boosts Digital Health Services In Edo State

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, is launching digital health services to over four m…

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Jaji Tasks Trado-Medical Practitioners On Documentation, Dosage Of Medicines

Traditional medicine practitioners in Lagos State have been called upon to ensure better documentati…

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COVID-19: NCDC Records 164 New Infections As Total Now 60,430

The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the nation has recorded over 60,000 total infections. …

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COVID-19: Nigeria May Record 100 New Imported Cases Daily – PTF Raises Alarm

THE Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, yesterday called fo…

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Trump Tests Negative For COVID-19 - Doctor

Donald Trump has been determined negative for Covid-19 using a rapid test, his White House physician…

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NCDC Demands Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly Assessment As Schools Reopen

As schools resume nationwide, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has urged states to conduct ris…

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Reps Seek Intervention Funds For Hospitals

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions, Dr. Paschal Obi, has urged the …

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Why More People Are Dying From Mental Disorders – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, warned that about one billion people are living with…

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COVID-19 Increased Nigerians’ Health Awareness

A health and wellness expert, Ms Chiamaka Oragwu, said that COVID-19 increased people’s awareness ab…

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NCDC Announces 163 New COVID-19 Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-…

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Over 700 PHC Workers In Lagos, Ogun Oyo Trained To Mitigate Childhood Cancer Early

Following the increasing rate of cancer among Nigerian children, over 700 Primary Healthcare (PHC) w…

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Two Abducted Doctors Regain Freedom In Kogi

Two medical doctors abducted by gunmen in the eastern part of Kogi State last week have regained the…

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Address Mental Health Issues Now, Groups Tell Government

Groups including Rebuild Africa Foundation, Imo Peoples Action for Democracy (IPAD), media, religiou…

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ISSUP Backs Federal Government On Ban Of Polythene Alcohol

The Nigerian Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP Nigeria) has app…

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 60,000 With 111 New Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new COVID-19 infections in the count…

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Expert Decries Poor Funding, Investment In Mental Healthcare

A medical expert and Medical Director of Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Benin City, Dr. …

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COVID-19: NCDC Announces 151 New Infections In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 151 new Coronavirus (COVID-19), infectio…

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Mental Health Problem Not Spiritual Attack, Says Psychiatrist

A mental health physician and advocate, Dr Maymunah Kadiri, has urged Nigerians to stop seeing menta…

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