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President Tinubu appoints U.I. lecturer Temitope Ilori NACA DG
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Temitope Ilori to serve as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years.
President Tinubu approves relocation of NACA to Health Ministry
President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
UK bans overseas health workers from bringing dependants
The United Kingdom (UK) has banned health and care workers from Nigeria and other foreign countries from bringing dependants to the country.
Governor Fubara directs immediate rehabilitation, expansion of the Psychiatric hospital
Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has ordered for a complete rehabilitation of the Psychiatric Hospital in Rumuigbo, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Rampaging Lassa Fever strike 84 Nigerians dead in seven weeks
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the dreaded Lassa Fever disease has killed 84 Nigerians in the last seven weeks.
African Union appoints President Tinubu as champion for health
President Bola Tinubu has been appointed the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership.
Buckingham Palace, King Charles Diagnosed With Cancer, Buckingham Palace
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday.
Six notorious kidnappers arrested in Abuja hotel
Six members of a kidnap syndicate allegedly responsible for the recent abduction of one Joshua Eze, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT have been arrested in a hotel in Bassa Village in the capital city.
NAFDAC bans sachet alcohol, cites risks to children’s health, behaviour
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced enforcement of a ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages produced in sachets, small-volume PET bottles, and glass bottles below 200 ml.
NDLEA intercepts14.5 tons of drugs belonging to Lagos wanted drug baron
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted large consignments of Ghanaian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa, smuggled into Lagos from Ghana loaded in two trucks and a J5 bus with a total weight of 14, 524.8 kilograms.