Fake Medical Doctor Arrested In Gombe

The Gombe state Commissioner of Police Babatunde Ishola Babaita has paraded a 36-year old fake medical doctor, an employee of a popular specialist clinic in the state capital. Babaita, said luck ran out of the suspect Vincent Edesine from Ekpoma in Edo State when his principal noticed irregularities in his official conduct. “When the medical director of the clinic noticed that he (Vincent) could not satisfactorily discharge his assigned duties, he called for verification of...

Regular Exercise Will Keep You Fit, Ready For War, NAF Tells Officers

LAGOS — Nigerian Air Force has tasked officers with the need for physical fitness for active operations. Hasan Abubakar, the Air Officer Commanding, Nigerian Air Force logistics command, charged the officers, airmen, and airwomen of the command to support their battle readiness by being physically fit to carry out combat operations. Abubakar who gave the charge, on Saturday at the force’s First Quarter Route March Exercise 2022, held at the Sam Ethan Base, Ikeja, Lagos, ...

NMCC To Fish Out Quacks In Adamawa

YOLA — To ensure quality health care delivery in both public and private health institutions, the Adamawa state, Nursing and Midwifery Council Committee has vowed to fish out quacks in the profession Mr. Obadia Joel, state chairman of the Council who disclosed this while speaking with Journalists in his office in Yola, declared that any practicing Nursing that fails to renew its license after expiration will be regarded as a quack. “The council as a...

Hostilities in Ukraine Pose Threat to 7.5m Children- UNICEF

NEW YORK — UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it is deeply concerned that intensifying hostilities in Ukraine pose an immediate threat to the lives and wellbeing of the country’s 7.5 million children. UNICEF Executive Director, Ms. Catherine Russell on children in Ukraine, said in a statement on Thursday, that heavy weapons fire along the line of contact had already damaged critical water infrastructure and education facilities in recent days. She said unless the fighting subsides,...

Nigeria has been named as the official host of the 2022 World Toilet Summit

The announcement was made by Jack Sim, the founder of the World Toilet Organisation (WTO), during a virtual meeting of Water Sanitation and Hygiene Stakeholders and Development Partners on Wednesday. Sim noted that the United Nations member countries in 2013, unanimously adopted November 19 as the day to create awareness on access to toilets. According to him, the summit would be a great opportunity for its members to come to Nigeria, to seek out ways...

Youth Living With Disabilities Receives Training On Entrepreneurs

ABUJA — The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has trained youth living with disabilities as well as scale-up training for vulnerable youth entrepreneurs across the 36 states of the federation and FCT. Mr Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development enjoined participants to take advantage of the opportunity granted them by the Buhari’s administration to ensure financial literacy, start and manage their own businesses as well as ensure self-reliance. He said the...

Brazilian Butt Lift Can Lead To Death, Plastic Surgeon Warns

LAGOS — Lagos-based plastic surgeon, Dr. David Egbeogu, has warned that complications from butt enhancement can lead to death, particularly if conducted by a quack. In a chat with PUNCH Healthwise on Saturday, the surgeon said the most common surgical procedure is the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), noting that it involves the injection of fat from other areas of the body in the butt. “There are so many ways that the butt is enhanced but...

NAFDAC Intercepts Dangerous Drugs Concealed In Hides and Skins Valued N25.330m

ABUJA — Seven merchants with deadly products concealed in animal hides and skins popularly known as Ponmo have been arrested in Lagos by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement by the Resident Media Consultant to NAFDAC, Sayo Akintola, in Lagos on Sunday, disclosed that the NAFDAC Investigation and Enforcement officials swiftly carried out intelligence gathering around certain locations where the alleged products were being...

Over 52,000 Children To Receive OPV In Hong LGC

YOLA — The Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Authority Hong Local Government, Alhaji Adamu Hassan has revealed that the council intends to administer Oral Polio Vaccine on over 52,000 children below the age of five in 2022. He stated this Friday in Kala’a while flagging off 2022 Oral Polio Vaccine house to house immunization exercise and in health facilities, which kicks off from Saturday to Tuesday. The Executive Secretary said the exercise aimed to ensure...

Dermatologist Advised Ladies to Stop Bleaching

BENIN — A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr. Lilian Osamuyi has advised adults, especially ladies to stop using bleaching cream in order to avoid dermatitis. Osamuyi who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday said that there is no health benefit in using bleaching cream. Dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin caused by contact with certain substances. Case studies and reports have linked the use of skin bleaching products...

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