The wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde, has urged parents and guardians to embrace measles and rubella vaccines to stem childhood diseases. The governor’s wife made the call on Tuesday while flagging off a sensitisation programme on measles and rubella vaccination at the Local Government Training Centre, Ibadan. Makinde, accompanied by wives…
No fewer than nine people are believed to have lost their lives in what is said to be a fresh outbreak of diphtheria in Kaduna State. A breakdown of the casualties shows that there were three children and six adults. The Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Bello Jamoh, said the outbreak…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that 6.1 billion people or three quarters of global population are now protected by at least one best-practice tobacco control policy. The world body said that the number represents a substantial increase from 1 billion people in 2007. This was disclosed in the WHO 2025 report on the…
The Sokoto state governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has commissioned a township water scheme designed to produce 3 million gallons of water per day in a bold step towards addressing perennial water shortages in the State. The event, held at the Old Airport Water Scheme site on Monday, marked a milestone in the administration’s ambitious plan…
A Lagos resident has been arrested and taken into custody for illegally converting his residential property into an abattoir, endangering public health and violating environmental regulations. The arrest followed a tip-off from a concerned citizen about suspicious activities at No. 12 Alfred Williams Street in the Iju Station area of Lagos. Upon investigation, officials from…
The only condition that will make the Lagos State Government to review its decision on the closure of the Oko Oba abattoir is the compliance with the environmental and public health regulations set by the government. This was reaffirmed by the state government over the weekend. Recall that the abattoir was closed last Thursday due…
The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the Oko-Oba Abattoir in the Agege area of the state. The closure followed reports of unsanitary practices, poor waste management, and unhygienic meat processing. The closure was ordered on Thursday by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, following an extensive inspection…
The Katsina State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Musa Adamu-Funtua, has called for a school-based campaign against the use of tobacco in the country. According to him, raising awareness in schools against tobacco consumption can reduce the prevalence of smoking among young people. Adamu-Funtua made the call during a press briefing in collaboration with the Civil…
Staff of the ministry of agriculture and food security would not succumb to criticism by outsiders over the decision to fast for three days. They said the decision was informed by the experience of the staff in recent time. In a bold move to address the three-day fasting directive that faced widespread criticism, the Federal…
In a fresh attempt to tackle the rebound of polio in the state, the Kano State government has set a target to vaccinate 3.9 million children under the age of five during the June 2025 Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign. This was made known on Thursday by Dr. Nasir Mahmoud, Director-General of the Kano State Primary…
