Northern Nigeria is bearing the brunt of the 2025 Lassa fever outbreak, with Taraba and Bauchi States recording the highest number of fatalities, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). In its latest situation report covering January 1 to May 4, 2025, the NCDC revealed that Taraba tops the list with
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Dr Iziaq Salako, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, has confirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring that all Nigerians have access to necessary eye care services. He made this statement in Abuja on Thursday during the Eyeball Summit, which was hosted by the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria
A medical expert and Director of Family Health at the Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr. Abubakar Said Kanya, has cautioned that delayed access to emergency obstetric care is a major cause of recurring obstetric fistula among women. Kanya made this known during an interview with journalists to commemorate the International Day to End Obstetric
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has ordered its members to commence a nationwide strike action from midnight of June 1, 2025. The union communicated the strike action via a circular from its national headquarters in Abuja. The circular signed by Acting General Secretary, M.J. Akwashiki directed all federal chapters of the union to