Sam EFERARO

From today, the new amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco comes into effect. The president is expected to sign the new amendment today, setting the stage for enforcement of the new excise duties on tobacco…

... holds workshop to sensitize health editors Dr. Ihekweazu (Centre in black) in a group photograph with the health editors The National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) Dr. Chikwe…

There seems to be no respite yet for Nigeria's health sector as Resident Doctors are gearing for another strike just as other health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) resolved to return to work on Friday…

Tobacco use has declined markedly since 2000, according to a new WHO report, but the reduction is insufficient to meet globally agreed targets aimed at protecting people from death and suffering from cardiovascular and other…

...as Sokoto govt invests N500m on school enrollment Some of Nigeria's out-of-school children The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), has called on the Federal Government to review the 10.5 million out of school children,…

... as NCDC issues Public Health Advisory ABUJA – The Federal Government has raised the alarm over increasing reported vases of cholera in some states in the country. A Public Health Advisory issued by the Centre for Disease Control…

... says WHO on World No Tobacco Day The World Health Organization (WHO), Wednesday said no fewer than seven million people die, worldwide every year from tobacco-related diseases. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti,…

...effective Friday as NIC takes over negotiation ABUJA - The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) Wednesday said it has decided to suspend its 44-day-old strike, on Friday June 1, 2018. JOHESU comprised of Medical and Health Workers'…

The World Health Organization (WHO), said Tuesday it was awaiting formal approval from the Democratic Republic of Congo to send in unlicenced Ebola medication to help rein in an outbreak of the deadly virus. The UN health agency and DRC…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday a announced plans to establish a referral centre and a 100-bed hospital in Abuja in partnership with the management of Saudi German Hospital, Dubai. The former…