HEALTHWISE

NAFDAC Issues Warning About Contaminated Sprite Drink, Urges Nigerians To Exercise Caution

ABUJA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to a batch of contaminated Sprite 50cl glass bottles currently circulating in Nigeria. In an official statement released by NAFDAC’s management and shared with the media, it was revealed that the discovery of …

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Ogun Underscores Importance Of Primary Healthcare

IJEBU-ODE – The importance of providing quality primary healthcare has been identified as a tool towards attaining preventive health care services. The State Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Health, Dr Tomi Coker, made this known in Ijebu-Ode, during a workshop on the implementation of Minimum Service Packages …

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Oyo Enrolls 60% Of Target Residents In Basic Healthcare Scheme

IBADAN – The Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA), has enrolled over 60% of targeted enrollees into the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) scheme. According to a release e-signed by the Executive Secretary of Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA), Dr. Sola Akande in Ibadan, on Tuesday, June 20, …

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Wike Reveals How He Was Poisoned At PDP Secretariat, Escaped Kidney/Liver Disease

PORT-HARCOURT, SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2023 – Former Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has narrated how he surfered liver and kidney ailments as a result of poisoning attack. Wike disclosed this at a special Thanksgiving Service organised in his honour at the St. Peters Deanery, Rumuepirikom, Obio-Akpor, Rivers State …

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Ogun Receives Private Sector Support On Primary Healthcare (+photos)

ORILE-IMO, EGBA-OWODE – In furtherance of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative of the present administration to enhance efficient healthcare services at the grassroots, a Nigerian-based company, Apple and Pears Limited has renovated Orile-Imo Primary Health Center in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Commending the company’s strides at the …

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Ikeja Branch NSITF Marks Safety Week With Road Walk

LAGOS – The Ikeja Branch of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) recently embarked on a road walk on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way through Ikeja GRA, Lagos to mark the 2023 edition of the World Day for Safety and Health at work. According to the Manager, NSITF, Ikeja branch, …

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Ogun Dismisses Fake News On Covid-19 Reimbursement, Berates Masterminds

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government has described as blatant falsehood, a news report which claimed that the Federal Government refused to make COVID-19 reimbursement to the state because of pervasive corruption. In a statement e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l Magazine and online – www.startrendinternational.com by Mr. Kunle …

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Interventions: Buhari Hails CACOVID For Raising Its Profile Among Comity Of Nations

For the record: …Says Coalition Made Him Proud Over Covid-19 Response ABUJA – As the private sector-led Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) winds down, President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the initiative of private sector operators, saying the contributions he has received from the Coalition so far has elevated his status among …

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THE ROUGH AND LONG ROAD TO DEMOCRACY….LEST WE FORGET

Opinion: By Snr. Chief ‘Lekan Alabi If today we bask in the euphoria of an emerging democracy, through the credible, free and fair elections, we must not forget the sacrifices many living and dead patriots made to wrestle power from the deadly clutches of anti-democratic forces, bloody and evil forces …

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15-Year Old Student Needs N1.5m For Surgery, Cries Out For Help

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA –  A 15-year old former student of Premier College, Aiyetoro-Yewa Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Master Yusuf Taiwo has called on the kind-hearted Nigerians to quickly come to his aide, so that he could continue his education and would not die at a tender age. According to …

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