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About 8.6m Lagos residents hypertensive – Health Commissioner

… 10 million die yearly No fewer than 8.6 million residents of Lagos State have high blood pressure (HBP), representing 30 per cent of the population, according to available data.

Kebbi First Lady Unveils TB Treatment Centre in Argungu

Kebbi State’s First Lady, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris, has commissioned a modern Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Centre at the Argungu General Hospital, marking a significant milestone in the fight

Nigeria receives 846,000 doses of malaria vaccine

Nigeria has received 846,000 doses of a groundbreaking malaria vaccine aimed at reducing the country’s high incidence of malaria, particularly among children and other vulnerable groups. Minister of Health and

NIMR hosts Japanese experts to strengthen research efforts

The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Monday received a team of nine medical experts from the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) as part of ongoing efforts by the

172 lives lost to Lassa fever in nine months -NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 1,018 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of the 8,411 suspected cases from January 1 to September 29, 2024, in

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2023: How devaluation of naira impacted Nestlé Nigeria Plc.

By Vivian Ihechu The devaluation of the Nigeria naira has had significant effects on various aspects of the economy especially on businesses/manufacturing industries, impacting volume of imports, financial performance, and

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Why food safety should be our concern in Nigeria

By Adebayo Solanke Lagos State has demonstrated excellence in good governance, infrastructure development, economic activities, and innovation. Equally, the Centre of Excellence has been a role model to Nigeria’s Federal

Vice President Unveils Framework For Nationwide Nutrition Programme

Vice President Kashim Shettima has unveiled a comprehensive framework for a nationwide nutrition programme on Tuesday, aimed at tackling malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. The initiative, dubbed “Nutrition 774

NMA, others commend Plateau over drug production initiative

For venturing into drug production, the Plateau State government has earned the praise of medical doctors, pharmacists and a civil society organisation (CSO). Governor Caleb Mutfwang recently commissioned of the