A medical researcher at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Dr Aina Oluwagbemiga, has said that the institute was yet to see any herbal...
The Federal Government says it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 percent ad-valorem to 50 percent as part of measures to control tobacco...
The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on the list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. The...
A bill seeking to mandate Nigerian-trained medical and dental practitioners to practice for a minimum of five years in the country before being granted a full...
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research and other stakeholders in the country have launched the Canada-Africa Mpox Partnership. The event was aimed at curbing the spread...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday sealed two shops in Abuja for allegedly selling unapproved products to Nigerians. The shops...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 922 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded across the country as of March 5. The agency, in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed two bills recently passed by the National Assembly into law. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters...
Tanzania has announced its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), after five fatalities and three further cases were reported at a hospital in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 389 cases of diphtheria have been confirmed in six states. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the...