Kidnapped medical students seek help as gunmen demand N50m ransom
A group of gunmen who kidnapped 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, along...
World Malaria Day: NDDC offers free treatment, drugs, nets in Akwa Ibom
As part of efforts to eradicate malaria in Nigeria, the federal government through the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has...
Resident Doctors Protest Kidnap of Colleague, Threaten Industrial Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in Lagos on Friday held a peaceful protest over the kidnap of their...
World Breastfeeding Week: Akwa Ibom First Lady, Patience, Distributes Cash, Gift Packs To Nursing Mothers
500 nursing mothers in Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, received financial supports and gift packs from the...
Ibom Specialist Hospital to operate as Limited Liability Company, as Gov Eno okays comprehensive review of Health Facility
By CHARLES AKPAN Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has directed the Commissioner for Health, Professor Augustine Umoh to set...
Akwa Ibom govt urged to increase allocation, ensure fund release for family planning
Following the rising incidents of maternal mortality globally, the Akwa Ibom State government has been urged to increase the budgetary...
US President, Biden tests positive for Covid-19
United States, US, President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the president and CEO of UnidosUS Janet...
GMOs are biological weapons that can destroy Nigeria, NASS should intervene – Experts
Professor Qrissturberg Amua, a distinguished chemist, and other experts on food safety and nutrition have sounded a dire warning about...
Eno sets up health Agency board, order 6 ambulance vehicles for emergency services
Akwa Ibom state governor pastor Umo Eno has set up a 15 member Health Insurance Agency Board to ensure effective...
Cholera: Nigerian govt in talks with Gavi over vaccine shortage — NCDC
The Federal Government has initiated discussions with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, Gavi, to secure additional supplies of...