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July 19, 2025
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health care, Health

NUAHP Urges Government to Boost Health Sector Funding, End Leadership Imbalance

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has called on the federal and state governments to significantly increase funding to the health sector and address what it described...

June 30, 2025
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NHIA Sanctions 96 Health Providers, Recovers Millions for Enrollees in 2024 Crackdown

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has sanctioned 49 healthcare facilities and 47 Health Maintenance Organisations in 2024 over violations of its operational guidelines, the agency said on Sunday....

June 20, 2025
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health care, NDLEA

Marwa Unveils NDLEA Vision Centre in Landmark Eye Care Partnership with NOA

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has commissioned a high-tech Vision Centre at its National Headquarters Annex in...

Wike orders arrest of quack doctors after pregnant woman’s death

April 27, 2025
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Abuja, ECONOMY, health care

Wike Orders Crackdown on Unregistered Clinics After Pregnant Woman’s Death

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered a total clampdown on unregistered hospitals and quack medical practitioners operating in Abuja. Wike directed that anyone found...

April 26, 2025
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health care, Malaria

Oyo State Launches Comprehensive Malaria Elimination Effort, Pledges Zero Malaria Goal

The Oyo State Government, on Saturday, embarked on actions to end malaria in the state by operationalising the malaria reference laboratory to guarantee accurate diagnoses, prompt and effective treatment...

Sanwo-Olu Sponsors Free Medical Screening for 1,400 Lagos Hajj 2025 Pilgrims

April 22, 2025
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health care, Lagos state

HAJJ 2025: SANWO-OLU SPONSORS FREE MEDICAL SCREENING FOR 1,400 INTENDING PILGRIMS

Ahead of the 2025 Hajj, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration on Saturday commenced free medical screening for this year’s Hajj-intending pilgrims to check and know their health status, address...

April 9, 2025
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health care, ECONOMY

Over 16,000 Nigerian Doctors Fleeing Abroad: Prof Pate Calls for Strategic Policy Shift to Address Health Workforce Crisis

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate said over 16,000 Nigerian doctors have left the country in the last five to seven years to seek...

April 4, 2025
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health care, Lagos state

Controversy Erupts as Lagos Hospital Denies Demanding N500,000 Upfront Payment for Pregnant Woman’s Treatment

The Lagos private hospital, As Salam Convalescent Centre, located in Iwerekun 1, Ibeju/Lekki, has denied claims that it demanded an upfront payment of N500,000 before offering treatment to a...

February 18, 2024
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NHS NURSES BEING INVESTIGATED FOR INDUSTRIAL SCALE QUALIFICATIONS FRAUD

Hundreds of frontline NHS staff are treating patients despite being under investigation for their part in an alleged “industrial-scale” qualifications fraud. More than 700 nurses are caught up in a potential...