The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Tuesday has disclosed that 25 states and the FCT have recorded at least one confirmed case of Mpox each across 63 local government areas in 2024. According to the report obtained from the NCDC on Tuesday, from January 1 to October 6, 2024 , 1,297…
After two consecutive months of decrease, Nigeria’s headline inflation in September 2024, rose to 32.70 per cent against the 32.15 per cent recorded in August 2024. According to the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, the figure represents a marginal increase of 0.55 per cent against the figure in August. The report released on Tuesday…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a significant surge in Lassa fever cases, with Ondo and Edo states accounting for nine new confirmed cases. The NCDC stated this on its official website, based on the latest Lassa Fever Situation Report. The agency said that this marked an increase from four…
The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has recorded one death out of 86 suspected cases of cholera. The Director of Public Health, Hamza Ibrahim -Ikara, disclosed this on Thursday. He stated that for the past five months, the country experienced outbreaks of cholera in 30 states. He said, “We have not recorded any case…
The Oyo State Government has confirmed that a total number of 245 suspected cases of the cholera disease was reported between January 1 and October 7 with 23 cases confirmed while one death was recorded during the period. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwasherimi Ajetumobi, disclosed this while briefing the press at the Governor’s Office…
The Jigawa State Government has commenced the distribution of relief items and cash assistance to 15,755 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by flood in 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Each of the beneficiaries was being given 10kg rice, millet, maize, one carton of spaghetti and N20,000 cash. Speaking at the flag off…
Misconceptions of Nigeria about the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) especially on the Tela Maize still waxes strongly amongst Nigerians, especially the farming community. As a result, the Federal Government has taken a step in addressing such concerns with the latest of such being at the Nigerian Plant Breeders Association 2nd International Conference, which rounded off…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public of a fake product labelled as “Dettol Health Fresh Soap” in the market. According to the ‘Public Alert’ issued by the Agency on its website on Thursday, the product was reported to have caused skin irritation to a complainant. “The…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed substandard products, including counterfeit drugs and medical devices, worth N43 billion in Oyo State. The destruction which was carried out on Thursday at the Moniya dump site in the Akinyele Local Government area of the state, was witnessed by representatives from security…
Save the Children (SCI) Nigeria, disclosed that over 150,000 children in 26 camps in Borno State are at risk of being malnourished following the flood that occurred in Maiduguri. The Country Director, SCI, Nigeria, Duncan Harvey who disclosed this during a press conference held in Abuja, stated that many children were already malnourished before the…
