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Fayose Threatens to Release 11 Damaging Pictures on Buhari’s Health

The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has threatened to release 11 pictures which he…

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Customs Seizes Container Load Of Fake Drugs From India

The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, wednesday announced that …

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Why Nigerian Doctors, Dentists are Going Abroad

A dental surgeon, Dr. Bolaji Ogundare, has identified poor pay and harsh working environment as so…

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Science Backs Up These Pregnancy Superstitions

Labor tends to last slightly longer for boys, one study says, A mother's potassium consumption…

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Reps Order Recall of Suspended NHIS Boss

The House of Representatives yesterday ordered the recall of Prof. Usman Yusuf, who was suspended …

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Obaseki Launches Primary Health Care Committee

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, inaugurated a committee on  Remodelling Prim…

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NGO Trains FCT Health Workers on Reproductive Health

Women Friendly Initiative (WFI), an NGO, has embarked on the training of health workers for compre…

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N960m scam: DSS, ICPC join probe of suspended NHIS boss

An investigative committee, set up by the Federal Ministry of Health, has commenced a probe of the…

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Fears Over Easy-to-Make Biological Weapons Are Raised After Scientists Revive An Extinct Relative Of The Smallpox Virus Using Commercial DNA

It was one of the most deadly viruses that caused millions of deaths around the world, and now sci…

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The Accident That Could Save The World From Deadly Antibiotic Resistance: Scientists Stumble Across A Solution By CHANCE

A solution to reverse the worrying antibiotic resistance crisis may have been found by accident. D…

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Bayelsa Govt Urges Hospitals to Key into Health Insurance Scheme

Bayelsa Government has urged health institutions in the state to key into the Health Insurance Sch…

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Senate Orders Hospitals To Treat Gunshot Victims Without Police Report, Monetary Deposit

The senate has passed a bill that compels hospitals across the country to treat gunshot victims wi…

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Oyo, Healthcare Communications Sign MoU

A Memorandum of Understanding between the  Oyo State government and Healthcare  Communic…

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West Africa’s Fight to Keep Bad Medicine Off Shelve

As West Africa declares war on the market for expired and counterfeit medicines, start-ups are put…

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Breaking News: Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria Releases May 2017 Professional Examination for General Nurses Result

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has released the May, 2017 Professional Nursing resul…

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Stop Abusing Sedatives, Pharmacists Warn Nigerians

Pharmacists have said that more young Nigerians are abusing sedatives, analgesics and other hard d…

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Patients Lament Breakdown of CT Machine in UCH

Patients have expressed displeasure at the frequent break down of the CT scan machine at the Unive…

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20m Nigerian Women Have no Access to Family Planning – UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund says no fewer than 20 million women in Nigeria had no access…

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World Population Day: Doctors Make Case for Child Spacing in Kano

Health experts in Kano have lent their weight behind child spacing emphasising that ability to car…

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NHIS Gets Acting Executive Secretary

The Federal Government on Tuesday appointed Mallam Attahiru Ibrahim as Acting Executive Secretary …

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