Health

 By LAIDE AKINBOADE The Board of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended indefinitely,  the Executive Secretary of the Board, Prof Yusuf Usman.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has decided to approve seven years tenure doctors’ resident training.

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The father of Quadruplets, Mr, Peter Samson Iweluegrim in Asaba, Delta State has raised the alarm over the continued stay of his wife, at the Federal Medical Centre Asaba over unpaid bills. Speaking to newsmen in Asaba on Monday at the hospital’s Premises, Iweluegrim who claimed to …

  By Charity Simon   Over 32 million Nigerians suffer from a learning disability called dyslexia which affects reading, spelling, writing and comprehension.

  In furtherance of her advocacy on the need for improved access to healthcare services among women, Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is constructing a maternity complex within the Federal Medical Center, Yola.

BY LAIDE AKINBOADE The United States of America (USA) said it has released $65.5 million to Nigeria to control Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), support good governance, and insurgency. In a statement released by the US embassy in Abuja, the USA said the money released would help …

After 15 years of being a dedicated Philanthropist, Princess Modupe Ozolua shows no signs of slowing down, as Nigeria’s Humanitarian Queen recently completed phase 1 of giving free medication to 271,000 children and pregnant women in Edo State.

    By Laide Akinboade The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said for Nigeria to address it’s challenge of 47 million people that openly defecate, the nation needs about N959 billion in 10 years.

From Nosa Akenzu,Asaba Delta State Government on Monday confirmed fresh outbreak of the dreaded Lassa fever, saying that a woman Mrs Roseline Ekev, a native of Umuolu community,Ndokwa East local government of the state who had contacted   the disease since August this year, has died. The state government also said  …

By LAIDE AKINBOADE The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that Nigeria needs to urgently address it’s open defecation challenges. The International agency further disclosed that 47 million Nigerians openly defecate, pointing that the nation needs about N959 billion to correct the  error  in 10 years. Zaid Jurji, Chief of …