by Favour Owonibi | Apr 7, 2025 | Health, NEWS
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Nigeria has declared a strict one-hour deadline for the authorization of care and issuance of treatment codes by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs). This was revealed in a statement by the Ag. Director of Media...
by Peace Araga | Apr 4, 2025 | Health, NEWS
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to improving healthcare accessibility and affordability in the Niger Delta and other neglected regions of the country. Senator Tinubu made this statement on...
by Favour Owonibi | Mar 24, 2025 | Health, International, NEWS
Pope Francis has offered a blessing for the first time since being admitted on the 14th of February. The 88-year-old pontiff appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome on Sunday and was discharged minutes later Dr Sergio Alfieri, one of the doctors...
by Peace Araga | Mar 21, 2025 | Health, NEWS, Security
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a thorough investigation into the tanker explosion that caused multiple accidents and fatalities at Karu Bridge, Abuja, on Wednesday night. The President condoled with family members who lost loved ones in the inferno and ordered...
by Success Nmesoma Maduagwu | Mar 6, 2025 | Health, NEWS
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 506 Lassa fever cases out of 2,492 suspected cases, with 95 deaths. This was revealed by the organisation on Wednesday. The situation report on the hemorrhagic fever for week eight also showed...
by Oni Kayode | Jan 30, 2025 | Health, Local, NEWS, Security
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Niger State Government for judiciously utilizing 6 million dollars within three years to strengthen primary health care system with the registration of over 400,000 births in 2024 exceeding the 10...
