HEALTH

Adeleke Flags Off Free Health Insurance for Inmates in Osun 0
- HEALTH, SLIDE
- August 28, 2025
Adeleke Flags Off Free Health Insurance for Inmates in Osun Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has launched the free enrolment of inmates in correctional centres across the state into the Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS). Speaking at the official flag-off ceremony held at the Ilesa Correctional Centre, Adeleke said the initiative was
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Tinubu’s Executive Order Fails To Halt Rising Drug Prices In Nigeria 0
- HEALTH, SLIDE
- August 25, 2025
Tinubu’s Executive Order Fails to Halt Rising Drug Prices in Nigeria Despite President Bola Tinubu’s much-publicized executive order of June 2024 abolishing tariffs, excise duties, and Value Added Tax (VAT) on pharmaceutical machinery and raw materials, drug prices in Nigeria have continued to climb, leaving patients without relief. The policy, designed to reduce production costs
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NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Circulation Of Fake Cowbell “Our Milk” In Nigeria 0
- HEALTH, SLIDE
- August 23, 2025
NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Circulation of Fake Cowbell “Our Milk” in Nigeria The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians over the circulation of counterfeit Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachets in local markets. The agency, in a public alert released on Friday via 𝕏,
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Oloriegbe Calls For N4 Billion Mental Health Fund In 2026 Budget 0
- HEALTH, SLIDE
- August 22, 2025
Oloriegbe Calls For N4 Billion Mental Health Fund In 2026 Budget Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has urged the Federal Government to make mental health a priority in Nigeria’s healthcare agenda by establishing a N4 billion Mental Health Fund in the 2026 national budget. Speaking at the
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Nigeria’s Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 155 As Confirmed Cases Reach 822 0
- HEALTH, SLIDE
- August 6, 2025
Nigeria’s Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 155 as Confirmed Cases Reach 822 LAGOS – Nigeria is grappling with an escalating health emergency as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed 822 cases of Lassa fever and 155 deaths so far in 2025. The latest figures were released on Tuesday, following the detection
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NARD Backs LAUTECH Resident Doctors’ Strike, Urges Oyo Government To Act Swiftly 0
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- August 5, 2025
NARD Backs LAUTECH Resident Doctors’ Strike, Urges Oyo Government to Act Swiftly The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has publicly declared its support for the ongoing strike action by resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The strike, which commenced on July 29, 2025, follows
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