INEC to publish final list of presidential, NASS candidates as campaign begins 28 September; N11.9bn stolen from Kwara treasury between 2011-2019 – Audit reveals | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

INEC to publish final list of presidential, NASS candidates as campaign begins 28 September N11.9bn stolen from Kwara treasury between 2011-2019 – Audit reveals Arrested Ogun Speaker sleeps in Abuja EFCC custody Jigawa vaccinates 1 million people against cholera Seven dead in Ekiti auto crash Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these... Read More

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December 7, 2017

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Reckitt Benckiser, Save The Children collaborate with Lagos State Govt to flag off Rotavirus vaccine administration

For the first time in the history of the Nigerian health system, children less than five years will receive rotavirus vaccine, a protection against diarrhea disease, free in designated public and private health facilities across Somolu LGA and Bariga LCDA in Lagos State. Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of death among under 5... Read More

7,396 prisoners in Lagos; Trump’s fortune plunges by $600 million | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N140 billion – The amount the Senate Committees on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport claim they have recovered in their probe of the Nigeria Customs Service. 7,396 – The total number of prisoners in Lagos prisons, which is the highest in the country and double the capacity the state is able to hold.... Read More

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October 19, 2017

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Disregard rumours of vaccination on school children – Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has asked Nigerians to disregard the rumour going around in some parts of the country that the military was administering vaccinations on school children. Highlights: Health Minister said there was no iota of truth in the claim and called on members of the public to remain calm as... Read More

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April 11, 2017

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First case of meningitis recorded in Delta

by Azeez Adeniyi The first case of rampaging Cerebrospinal Meningitis which has killed 438 persons has been recorded in Warri, Delta State. Doctors at the Central Hospital, Warri, disclosed this on Tuesday in Warri. Ngozi Chukwubeni, a Consultant Physician at the Warri Central Hospital said a female patient was diagnosed with meningitis, headache, vomiting, neck pain and... Read More

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August 11, 2016

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Polio returns to Nigeria for the first time since July 2014

The Honourable Minister of Health Professor Isaac Adewole has confirmed an outbreak of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) in Borno state. In a statement released on Thursday by the Assistant director, press and public relations, Federal Ministry of Health, Olajide Oshundun, the outbreak affected two children from Gwoza and Jere Local Government Areas of the state.... Read More

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November 14, 2013

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: Nigeria, the last polio frontier (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir The most potent force against defeating the polio virus has been insecurity; going into the red flag states of Borno and Yobe states has been hazardous to vaccinators. Nigeria is fighting several battles, on several frontiers, from the insurgency in the North Eastern corner, to the debilitating poverty across the country to the polio... Read More

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September 18, 2013

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120 people arrested for refusing polio vaccine in Niger

by ‘Jola Sotubo In a move to firmly eradicate polio from the state, the Niger State Government has arrested 120 people for refusing vaccination to prevent the scourge. This comes barely a week after the state government issued a statement in which it threatened to jail anyone who prevented his or her child from receiving... Read More

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INEC to publish final list of presidential, NASS candidates as campaign begins 28 September; N11.9bn stolen from Kwara treasury between 2011-2019 – Audit reveals | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Reckitt Benckiser, Save The Children collaborate with Lagos State Govt to flag off Rotavirus vaccine administration

7,396 prisoners in Lagos; Trump’s fortune plunges by $600 million | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

Disregard rumours of vaccination on school children – Health Minister

First case of meningitis recorded in Delta

Polio returns to Nigeria for the first time since July 2014

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Nigeria, the last polio frontier (Y! FrontPage)

120 people arrested for refusing polio vaccine in Niger

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