JOHESU Threatens Fresh Strike Over Salary Adjustment Delay
By Chinedu Echianu The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has warned that it may embark on another nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to implement the long-awaited adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS). JOHESU National Chairman and President of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Kabiru Minjibir, issued the warning […]
Senate Approves New Agency for Malaria Elimination
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate Wednesday passed for third reading , the bill seeking for establishment of National Agency for Malaria Elimination in Nigeria and other related matters . This is as the sponsor of the bill , Senator Ned Nwoko ( Delta North ) , assured Nigerians that intendment of the bill was achievable […]
NSF Mourns 37 Cholera Deaths in Borno, seeks Urgent Intervention
By Anayo Akwitti The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) expresses deep sorrow over the death of 37 people in the ongoing cholera outbreak in Borno State and called for urgent intervention by the Federal Government to prevent further spread of the disease. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Chairman of the Forum, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, commiserates […]
Reps Demand Urgent Funding for NCDC as Ebola Threat Looms
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to immediately provide adequate funding to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to strengthen the country’s preparedness against Ebola and other infectious disease outbreaks. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. Amobi Godwin-Ogah, who raised concerns over […]
Nigeria Faces Low Ebola Risk Despite Regional Outbreak – WHO
By Zainab Bakare The World Health Organization (WHO) has assured that Nigeria currently faces a low risk of an Ebola outbreak, even as health authorities intensify surveillance and response measures to contain the disease in affected parts of Africa. Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure on Tuesday during […]
Ebola Outbreak: NCDC Lists 10 States, FCT as High Risk
By Julian Osamoto The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has warned that 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are at high risk of Ebola virus disease importation following an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, where deaths have risen to 247. In a […]
Nigeria Condoles DR Congo Over Deadly Ebola Outbreak
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Government has extended condolences to the Government and people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the deadly outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease that has reportedly claimed more than 130 lives and infected over 500 persons. In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign […]
Stakeholders Push Early Drug Abuse Awareness for Abuja Students
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Stakeholders in the education and counselling sectors have called for sustained sensitisation campaigns against drug abuse among young people, stressing the need to educate students early before they become victims of substance abuse and negative peer influence. The call was made during a drug abuse awareness programme organised for students of Government […]
Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Rises to 131
By Zainab Bakare The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to an estimated 131 deaths. Authorities also report 513 suspected cases so far. The information was confirmed by Health Minister Samuel Kamba. The latest figures show a sharp increase compared to the previous count. Earlier […]
WHO Warns of Ebola, Hantavirus Risks at Summit
By Oluwakemi Kindness The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened a major global health ministers’ meeting in Geneva amid rising concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, as well as funding cuts and geopolitical tensions affecting global health systems. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world is facing “difficult, dangerous, and divisive times,” […]