Sachet Alcohol Ban Threatens Jobs, Economy — Protesters Tell NAFDAC
Members of the Coalition of Unemployed People in Nigeria on Tuesday staged a protest at the headquarters of the National Agency for Food and Drug...
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NICRAT mulls home-grown clinical trials, production of cancer drugs in 2027
The Director General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, has expressed optimism that by 2027, the Institute...
Protesters Decry NAFDAC Sachet Alcohol Ban in Abuja
Members of Stand Up Nigeria on Monday staged a protest in Abuja against the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over...
Medical Tourism: Kelina Hospital performs 212 prostate surgeries in 2025
The President of Kelina Hospital, Dr Celsus Undie, says the facility performed 212 prostate surgeries in 2025, helping save lives and curb medical tourism. Undie,...
Sanwo-Olu flags off Lagos Measles-Rubella immunisation
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu will flag off the state’s Measles-Rubella (MR), and Routine Immunisation (RI) Campaign on Jan. 27. The...
Concerned Citizens Decry Alleged NAFDAC Enforcement of Sachet Alcohol Ban, Warn of Economic Fallout
A civic group, Concerned Citizens for Change, has condemned the purported enforcement of a ban on the production, distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages in...
Bayelsa wins $400,000 UNICEF health prize
Bayelsa State has won $400,000 as first runner-up in the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge for the South South region. The leadership challenge in the...
Cancer data: NICRAT trains 24 registrars, data managers
In an effort to improve the quality and accuracy of cancer data in the 19 northern states, the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment...
DE-Friends Club organizes free medical treatment for over 700 persons in Kogi
The Dynamic Ebira Friends Club (DE-FriendsClub) in partnership with KWADECO Pharmaceutical Nigeria Limited has provided free medical treatment for over 700 persons in Okene, Kogi...
Family planning: Commodity crisis’ll negatively affect Nigeria’s health system, economy, national security- Group warns
By Hassan Zaggi The inability of the Federal Government to address and overcome Family Planning (FP) commodity crisis will have huge negative consequences for Nigeria....