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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a hidden residential building in Lagos containing over 100 sacks of empty premium liquor bottles being stockpiled to supply syndicates manufacturing fake alcoholic drinks.
French health authorities have confirmed the world’s first human case and death linked to the Shamonda virus, an insect-borne livestock pathogen, in a severely immunocompromised patient in the Lyon area.
The Africa CDC has urged a Ugandan-born diplomat’s spouse diagnosed with Ebola in Abuja to reveal her complete travel movements to help health authorities trace the origin of the infection.
Health Minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate has urged Nigerians to remain calm over the imported Abuja Ebola case, confirming that NCDC containment teams and contact tracing are operating 24/7.
The National Assembly has ordered the immediate release of emergency Service-Wide Vote funds to implement mandatory Ebola screening and 21-day passenger tracking across all Nigerian borders.
A foreign diplomat diagnosed with the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Abuja has developed multi-organ failure, as the NCDC and WHO expand monitoring for 44 close contacts across the Federal Capital Territory.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has officially denied claims linking a confirmed Ebola case in Abuja to an active outbreak within its borders, maintaining that the country remains virus-free while Nigeria traces 44 contacts.
The World Health Organization has advised against travel and trade restrictions following the confirmation of an imported Ebola Bundibugyo case in Abuja, while Nigerian health authorities intensify contact tracing.
The Federal Government has approved a ₦40.76 billion BHCPF Q3 allocation and expanded health insurance coverage to 90,000 correctional inmates nationwide. Health Minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate stated that funding focuses on equity and facility expansion.
The Nigerian Senate has passed for a second reading a milestone legislative bill seeking to decriminalize attempted suicide, proposing to replace criminal prosecution with mandatory psychiatric care and psychological rehabilitation for survivors across the nation. The legislative milestone followed an Read more…
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