Health and Environment

THE Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Babatunde Salako, has called on the Federal Government to amend the NIMR Act to...

By Norman Owen-Smith, University of the Witwatersrand That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised how unique features of Africa’s...

THE Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has debunked the claim by the Edo State government that it shunned its call for support against...

RESIDENTS of Obubura community in Cross River State are calling on the state government to come to their aid urgently following a cholera outbreak...

THE Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed diphtheria outbreaks in Lagos, Kano and Yobe states. In a statement Friday morning, the Centre listed...

THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of face masks following the surge in the spread of COVID-19 globally. The WHO, in...

By Ima Archibong Digging into Akwa Ibom’s budget for 7 years (2015-2017), Inspiration FM’s senior correspondent, IMA DEM establishes that there is a noticeable pattern...

By Uchenna Igwe When Okon Emannuel, 56, fell ill in June 2021, he visited a local chemist (drug store) four blocks from his residence in...

ON Wednesday January 4, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the N21.83 trillion 2023 appropriation bill into law, an increase of N1.32 trillion over the initial...