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Akwa Ibom Combats Malaria With 3.9m Insecticide Treated Nets Set For Distribution To All Households
Monday April 20, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Ahead of this year’s World Malaria Day celebration, Akwa Ibom has intensified advocacy and awareness campaigns towards the elimination of the life-threatening illness, with…
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Resident Doctors Suspend Strike, Give FG April 21 Deadline
Tuesday April 7, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, announced the suspension of its planned strike after…
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NMA Begs Gov Eno To Expedite Recruitment Process Of Health Workers In Akwa Ibom
Tuesday April 7, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, and Coalition of Health Sectors in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Aniekan Peter has made a passionate appeal to…
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Onanuga Debunks Attempt To Poison President Tinubu
Monday March 2, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has debunked the purported rumour making rounds that the kitchen staff at…
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Measles-Rubella: 1.29 Million Children Vaccinated In Six Days In Akwa Ibom – Official
Tuesday February 10, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Ekemini SIMON Data released by the Akwa Ibom State Government shows that the state has vaccinated 1.29 million children in the ongoing nationwide…
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Civil Society Groups Protest NAFDAC Sachet Alcohol Ban, Warn Of Job Losses
Monday January 26, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng A coalition of civil society organisations has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to suspend its ban…
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Gov Eno Approves 2025 Funds For Health Programmes As Commissioner Lists 2026 Projections
Friday January 16, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has approved immediate release of the 2025 counterpart funds for various interventions in health related programmes across…
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Fatal Crash: Anthony Joshua Discharged From Hospital
Thursday January 1, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng British-Nigerian boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital following a road accident along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Monday , which claimed the…
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Anthony Joshua’s Driver Discharged From Hospital, Faces Prosecution For Reckless Driving
Wednesday December 31, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng The driver of the vehicle in which former boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, lost two of his associates following an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan…
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British Envoy, Govs Visit Anthony Joshua In Lagos Hospital
Tuesday December 30, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng The Deputy Head of Mission of the British High Commission, Simon Field, has visited world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, in hospital following a…