Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has flagged off free basic healthcare aimed at providing services to vulnerable populations across the state. During the flag-off ceremony at the government house in Dutse, Governor Namadi said 143,500 vulnerable individuals are expected to benefit from the programme. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment of ensuring that all vulnerable individuals across the state have access to national healthcare standards. “The government will continue to provide free healthcare services, gradually...

The head of mission in Nigeria of Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) Dr Issaley Abdel Kader has alerted government and organizations on impending increase cases of malaria cholera and other waterborne diseases in Maiduguri, following the recent devastating floods in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital and its environs. He noted that many will remain vulnerable without immediate improvements to hygiene and healthcare access, and stressed the need for urgent medical and humanitarian support...

Adamawa State government has clarified that the reported cases of acute watery diarrhea recorded in three wards of Yola North local government area of the state are not cholera outbreak. Hon. Felix Tangwami, Commissioner for Health and Human Services who clarified during a press conference in Yola, said the acute watery diarrhea whose causative agent is still under investigation. The Commissioner added that the state government has deployed additional nurses and final-year students of the College...

Ahead of local government elections in Kano State, twenty (20) chairmanship aspirants have tested positive for multiple drugs screening exercise. The Kano State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abubakar Idris Ahmad, who disclosed this, explained that the aspirants presented by the ruling NNPP in the state tested positive for substances, including opioids, hemp benzodiazepines and nicotine. “While no female aspirant had tested positive so far, the screening process was ongoing and...

Plans are underway by the Federal Government to establish Blood Collection Centres in all 774 local government areas across the country, including the FCT to ensure availability of blood during emergencies and transfusions. This is contained in a statement on Saturday in Abuja by the Head, Media and Publicity, National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) Abdullahi Haruna. According to the statement, Prof. Saleh Yuguda, the Director-General, NBSA, reiterated the government’s commitment towards addressing blood shortages in...