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Health workers’ union under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has suspended its 12-day-old strike. JOHESU National Vice President  Mr Obinna Ogbonna, said  the strike had been suspended due to the progress made during…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that the country needs a peacetime health system to be better prepared for the next pandemic. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this in…

A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily, according to clinical trial data released in Chicago at the largest annual conference of cancer specialists. Taking the drug osimertinib,…

Base on the ongoing fuel crisis, a general physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, has advised Nigerians to embrace cycling to improve personal health and well-being. He gave the advice in an interview  on Saturday in Lagos to commemorate the 2023…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya,Inaugurated a Model Health Centre constructed by the Army at Gadan Gayan, Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The construction of the centre was facilitated by Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Jallo who…

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has suspended its indefinite strike in Lagos for four weeks, while urging the Lagos State Government to uphold all agreements. Acting Chairman, NUAHP, Lagos State Public Service,…

The Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria has urged directors to embrace sports such as golf kitty to engender work-life balance. President, IoD, Dr Ije Jidenma, represented by Alhaji Tijjani Borodo, First Vice President, said this at the…

The College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Idi-araba, Lagos, has said its newly unveiled Centre for Clinical Trials, Research, and Implementation Science, will help build capacity in conducting clinical trial research in Nigeria.…

Mrs Raquel Daniel, a gender advocate and founder of Beyond the Classroom Foundation, an NGO, has advised parents to educate young girls about menstrual circle. Daniel made the call at the Inauguration of a book titled “Lily’s…