5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (720+ words) Executives of the Lagos Business School’s Advanced Management Programme 26 have offered free medical outreach to residents of Ilaje community in Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State as part of efforts to improve access to basic healthcare services in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (712+ words) Children who sleep in rooms where mosquito coils are burning could be exposed to smoke and pollutants that may irritate their airways and trigger breathing difficulties, particularly in poorly ventilated spaces, paediatricians have warned. The specialists explained that children are…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (863+ words) Using ambulances meant for living patients to convey corpses for burial could increase the risk of disease transmission and trigger outbreaks, particularly when the deceased died from infectious diseases, public health experts have said. The specialists explained that the bodies…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (790+ words) The idea of teenagers sniffing, smoking or pumping illegal substances into their bodies is far-fetched for many Nigerian parents. But the reality is something far more disturbing. In some secondary schools across major cities and towns, teenagers have access to…...

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2+ week, 3+ day ago   (519+ words) The Lagos State Government has commenced a local government advocacy campaign to promote voluntary blood donation as a lifestyle, urging residents to donate regularly to ensure blood is available when urgently needed. According to a statement by the Lagos State…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (464+ words) More than 70 per cent of medical doctors and other health workers in Niger State have rejected their posting to rural areas after getting their employment letters. The state Commissioner of Health, Dr Murtala Bagana, made this known at a one-day…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1062+ words) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Monday, ordered manufacturers of banned alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate bottles below 200 millilitres to immediately recall the products nationwide or risk closure of their facilities. NAFDAC…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1317+ words) According to the agency, Orji was arrested in June 2026 at Saint Silas Secondary School, Old Umuahia. During the operation, NDLEA operatives also recovered 4.64kg of opioids, including tramadol and diazepam, from Obiora’s patent medicine shop. Investigators said one of the students,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (827+ words) Citing unhygienic conditions and the risk of contamination, nutrition experts have asked Nigerians to stop having vegetables sliced in open markets without first washing them. Apart from increasing the risk of food poisoning, the nutritionists warned that slicing vegetables in…...