ShareMay 16, 2024 The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Abuja arrested five persons for selling counterfeit cosmetics. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the arrest was made at the Garki and Wuse axis, during an enforcement to curb substandard goods.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News May 4, 2024 The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has urged stakeholders to accelerate progress towards ending the HIV epidemic in Nigeria. Mrs Toyin Aderibigbe, Head, Public Relations and Protocol, in a statement quoted NACA, Director-General, Dr Temitope Ilori as saying this ahead theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News April 13, 2024 Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by World Health Organisation(WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The world health body, in a statement on Friday, said that the vaccine would protect peopleContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News April 9, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Fellows Programme, with young Nigerian fellows to be engaged in all the 774 local government areas in the country. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News March 30, 2024 The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of N25 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to bolster healthcare infrastructure in states. Prof. Muhammed Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, made this known on Saturday in Abuja at theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News March 17, 2024 Nigerians can no longer afford to eat eggs as one egg is being sold for between N150 to N200 in spite of its health benefits Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on SundayContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News March 8, 2024 The Katsina State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has enrolled no fewer than 293,008 people into the scheme, an official said on Thursday. Dr Nasir Lawal, the Director Planning, Research and Statistics of the Agency, said this during the 2024 first quarter Social Protection Technical WorkingContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News March 3, 2024 Sen. Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has expressed her commitment to delivering quality healthcare service in Abuja. Kingibe stated this on Sunday at the ground breaking ceremony of a hospital in Dobi community a district under Gwagwalada FCT. She said thatContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Feb. 19, 2024 The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) in collaboration with the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria(PCN) have sealed off 1,321 medicine stores for operating illegally in Kano. Mr Francis Ononiwu, the Director Investigation and Enforcement NAFDAC, made this known while addressing newsmenContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Feb. 18, 2024 President Bola Tinubu says transnational collaboration is essential for addressing the complex challenges in healthcare on the continent. He said this at the Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme on the margins of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and GovernmentContinue Reading