Whitemoney hospitalized, 9 days after being announced as winner of sixth edition of Big Brother Naija

Winner of the 2021 Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, reality TV show, WhiteMoney, has been hospitalized. WhiteMoney was hospitalized on Tuesday morning. Although the cause of his illness was not revealed,…

Embrace family planning, Sanwo-Olu’S WIFE urges women

The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has urged women to embrace family planning, saying its socio-economic benefits lead to female empowerment and economic enhancement. The wife…

10 states, FCT report 78 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

10 states and the Federal Capital Territory reported 78 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to figures released on Monday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The health…

Discrimination against mentally challenged persons can push them to suicide, psychiatrist warns

A Consultant Psychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Abayomi Olajide, says discrimination against mentally challenged persons should be discouraged, warning that using stigmatising words on…

Tinubu returns to Nigeria after three-month UK medical trip

The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to Nigeria on Friday after about a three-month medical trip to the United Kingdom, where he underwent…

Strike suspended for salary payment on IPPIS, no-work no-pay unresolved – NARD

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Monday knocked the governments of Abia, Imo, Ekiti and Ondo States for owing its members salary arrears of 21, six, five and three…

COVID-19: Zero death as NCDC registers 138 new infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has not recorded any death but registered 138 new cases of COVID-19 in the country as of Oct. 2. The NCDC…

Cholera death toll in Nigeria now 2,791 –NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the cholera death toll in the country has risen to 2,791 from 81,431 suspected cases so far in 2021. In its Cholera Situation…

Invest in technology to curb fake drugs, not mega distribution centres, expert tells govt, stakeholders

A pharmaceutical scientist, Babatunde Aderele, has urged the Federal Government and stakeholders in the pharmaceutical sector to discard the proposed Mega Drug Distribution Centres across the country, saying it won’t…

FEC approves 14 days paternity leave for civil servants

The Federal Executive Council has approved the introduction of 14 days of paternity leave for public servants in the new Public Service Rules. Head of Service of the Federation, Folashade…