Malaria
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As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2024 World Malaria Day, the progress in national malaria control is being threatened by the continued rising cost of anti-malaria drugs, which have gone beyond the reach of many Nigerians.
11 hours ago
To achieve the global malaria targets 2030, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Malaria Programme has launched a new operational strategy that will change the trajectory of malaria trends.
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As the world marks the 2024 World Malaria Day with the theme::Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world,' Orange Group, a leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring everyone has a fair chance at preventing and treating malaria.
10 Apr
The recent Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) prediction and warning on possible outbreak of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis (CSM) and Malaria due to adverse weather conditions from January to May this year...
20 Mar
House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis has summoned Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, over alleged misappropriation of $300 million meant to tackle malaria since 2021.
29 Feb
The United State government said it committed over $600 million last year to save lives in Nigeria through its health assistance programmes.
18 Jan
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved $9.2 billion as grants starting this year to support more than 70 countries
30 Dec
The Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has canvassed the adoption of preventive interventions to combat the high incidence of malaria in the country.
2 Dec
Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to the progress being made to fight malaria, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.
22 Oct 2023
Kwara Governor’s wife, Amb. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has pledged to use her office to ensure that children in the state no longer die of malaria.
18 Sep 2023
Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Co. Ltd. (SEEPCO) has stated that elimination of malaria requires strengthening community responses through regular awareness campaigns and timely medical support as it has a significant impact on the health of infants, young children, and pregnant women.
14 Sep 2023
Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has restated the current administration’s commitment to crush malaria and its growing problem in Nigeria. He regretted that the country currently bears 30 per cent of the global burden, with Kano State as epic centre of the killer communicable disease. The minister spoke yesterday in Kano when he…
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Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has called up 25 players to the camp of Nigeria's U17 Girls National Team, Flamingos, in preparation for the upcoming FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Burkina Faso. This squad selection is part of the lead-up to the third round of the African qualifying series. The list includes a…
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Telecommunications companies operating in Nigeria Airtel, MTN, 9Mobile, and Glo, are proposing an increment of tariff. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Thursday, in a joint statement said the current price control mechanism is not at par with the economic realities. Consequently,…
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Ahead of the Ondo State governorship poll, the National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has called on aggrieved aspirants of the party to bury their hatchet and work in concert with Governor Lucky Aidatiwa towards his victory. Speaking at the start of the reconciliatory meeting held Thursday at…
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Wednesday, April 24, will ever remain memorable in the minds of residents, passersby, and business owners along Atiku Abubakar Avenue, Uyo, as it marked a major turning point in the gory history of the road and its environs, with the inauguration of projects by former President Goodluck Jonathan. Inaugurating the 1.3-kilometre, 8-metre-deep, 2x2x0.3-metre-deep underground flood…
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The Taraba State Police Command has paraded 28 suspects arrested for various offenses, including kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, cybercrime, banditry, cattle rustling, criminal conspiracy, and theft. Commissioner of Police David Iloyanomon addressed journalists at the police headquarters in Jalingo and highlighted the collaborative efforts between law enforcement agencies and the public, which have resulted…
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Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun, on Thursday, said the government has shut down 12 private schools for safety infractions and illegal operations. Speaking at the ongoing annual ministerial press briefing to mark the first year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Alli-Balogun, said the decision was to…
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A Nigerian coach is in line to be named as the new helmsman of the Super Eagles as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are poised to announce the new head coach, bringing an end to weeks of speculation and discussion regarding the replacement for Jose Peseiro. The NFF's decision-making process involved a deliberation on whether…
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Senator Ayogu Eze, a former lawmaker who represented Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 to 2015, is dead. The former senator who was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) died in an Abuja Hospital after a protracted illness. Born in 1958, Eze died at 66. Although the cause of his death was…
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New York's highest court on Thursday overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges and ordered a new trial.