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Oludolapo Adelana April 2, 2017

Meningitis outbreak: FG to hold emergency meeting with WHO

by Dolapo Adelana Following the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in five States, the Federal Government has summoned an emergency meeting between stakeholders in the health sector and the World Health Organisation…

Isime Esene October 24, 2016

BLOOD MONEY I: Did President Buhari lie about the cleanup of Ogoniland?

Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…

Roqeebah September 29, 2016

Cholera: Does Ambode need to impose one more sanitation day on Lagosians?

Ebola came and we conquered. So it is surprising that a country that could manage the crisis of such an outbreak and break through the shackles that dreaded disease would…

Azeez September 5, 2016

Polio outbreak: Nigeria may be in grave danger

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said a third case of polio has been reported in Nigeria after two others were discovered last month. Nigeria was to be declared polio…

Roqeebah August 26, 2016

There is a fresh threat of yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria: Your safety pack in 5

by Roqeebah Olaoniye The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) had a media roundtable discussion at the University of Lagos and they are predicting a fresh Yellow Fever pandemic, calling for…

Azeez August 13, 2016

5 takeaways from the recent discovery of polio virus in Borno

There were reports on Thursday that the Federal Government had discovered an outbreak of Wild Polio Virus in Borno State. According to the reports, the outbreak affected two children from Gwoza…

Oludolapo Adelana August 12, 2016

Polio: FG, WHO begin vaccination

The Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have rolled out an emergency Polio immunization campaign in Borno, an official said.…

Oludolapo Adelana August 11, 2016

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,…

Oludolapo Adelana July 12, 2016

Nigeria must be poilo-free by 2017 – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, directed the Federal Ministries of Health, and Information and Culture, to work with state governments, to ensure that Nigeria is finally certified polio free by…

Isime Esene June 24, 2016

Adamu Mustapha: Enhancing economic development through water supply – Zamfara State as a case study

by Adamu Mustapha From time immemorial, philosophers and scientists have linked development to the presence of safe and clean drinking water. In fact, the availability of and access to potable water…

Mazi Emeka February 10, 2016

Zika virus: China confirms first case

Asian giant, China, with a population of over 1.3 billion, has confirmed its first case of the dreaded Zika virus. The virus was said to have been brought into the…

Janeth J August 17, 2015

Finally! Africa is free of “wild” cases of polio

Africa has been battling different kinds of diseases and epidemics, but we've made a breakthrough in one epidemic, Polio. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa has been free of wild…

Mallam Yero June 30, 2015

Cuba stops mother-child HIV transmission

Early this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Cuba has become the first country in the world to stop the transmission of the HIV virus, as well as…

Kolapo Olapoju April 20, 2015

According to WHO, the strange ailment in Ondo is caused by…

by Damilola Jagun For the past week or more, a strange ailment has killed over 18 people in the town of Ode Irele, in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.…

Isime Esene January 16, 2015

Bird flu discovered in Lagos and Kano

by Kolapo Olapoju The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that a high mortality in two poultry farms and live bird markets in Kano and Lagos states,…

Op-Ed Editor December 2, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Who is afraid of Goodluck Jonathan (Part 1)

by Femi Aribisala Goodluck Jonathan must be the most feared Head of State in the history of Nigeria. Some people say Goodluck Jonathan is “clueless.” They would also have us…

Op-Ed Editor November 23, 2014

@rumanio: Now that Ebola is gone, where is your hand sanitizer?

by Wilson Rume Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has come and gone in Nigeria. During the outbreak of the virus, many Nigerians were greeted with fear due to the means of…

Isime Esene November 3, 2014

Hello, Lagos! The Future Awards Africa holds on 7 December, launches campaign for 1million young Africans to fight Ebola

by Isi Esene The Central Working Committee (CWC) of Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the date and host state for the 2014 edition of…

YEditor October 20, 2014

GEJ has nice words for Fashola, Amaechi, post Ebola

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has lauded the declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, that Nigeria is now officially Ebola-free after 42 days without any incidence…

Isime Esene October 17, 2014

Opinion: Commemorating 2014 World Poverty Eradication Day – The Nigerian case

by Yusuf Ishaku Goje Like peace-building, the solution to poverty does not reside in quick-fix approach but in a sustainable humanitarian effort. Also, just like nation-building, combating extreme poverty requires the…

Isime Esene September 30, 2014

‘I did not cry when my mother died’ – 11-year-old boy narrates touching #Ebola story

by Chidi Okoye Victor, 11, Sheku (5 years-old, left) and Ibrahim (4 years-old, right) have just been released from the government-run treatment centre in Kenema, Sierra Leone, after surviving the…

YEditor September 25, 2014

Our health sector climbs higher: Nigeria exits the polio club

by Laila Ibrahim The World Health Organization has commended Nigeria for its successful containment of the deadly Ebola virus and urged other countries to emulate its control method. The Director-General…

Isime Esene September 24, 2014

Free at last: We no longer have #Ebola contacts under surveillance – Health Minister

by Isime Esene The Ministry of Health has declared Nigeria Ebola virus free. This piece of good news was made public by Dan Nwomeh, the Minister of Health's spokesman, who posted…

Emmanuel Chidiogo September 24, 2014

It won’t stop! Ebola cases in Africa could be 1.4million by 2015

by Mayowa Aboah Although Nigeria may have succeeded in halting the threat of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the spread of the disease in other places is still on the…

Kolapo Olapoju September 19, 2014

#Ebola: World Health Organization warns of booming blood black market

by Chidi Okoye The World Health Organization has raised an alarm over the booming blood black market, as infected patients of the Ebola virus disease scramble to purchase blood from Ebola survivors.…

Isime Esene September 15, 2014

Not yet Uhuru: Ebola epidemic will rage for another 12 to 18 months – Experts

by Akan Ido Contrary to World Health Organization (WHO) report indicating a 9 month window for containing the Ebola virus, American scientists report that this may take far longer than that.…

Emmanuel Chidiogo September 12, 2014

Ebola digs in…

by Mayowa Aboah The World Health Organisation has reported that the cases of Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 4,784 with over 2,400 deaths. Director general of WHO, Margaret…

Emmanuel Chidiogo September 6, 2014

Simple blood transfusion could cure Ebola

by Emma Chidiogo The Ebola Virus is known to be one of the world's deadliest virii with over 1900 cases of death reported since it's outbreak in West Africa earlier this…