Health

Worried by rate of desert encroachment in the country, the Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria, in Kaduna State, has intensified efforts toward combating the menace through tree planting in its barracks. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Zaria on Wednesday, ...

Former Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke is dead. He died Monday, in India. Read details later

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has made some giant strides recently in its bid to rid the country of fake drugs. In this interview with WINIFRED OGBEBO, the director-general, Dr Paul Orhii talks about the pha...

In preparations for the forth coming high level United Nation summit on Non- Communicable Diseases scheduled to take place in New York, United States, from 16- 19 September, 2011, the Federal Government has Inaugurated a Technical Working Group to come...

A seven –year-old child, Irene Edwards, requires the support of well-meaning Nigerians to put her life together again, being faced with a challenging health condition - kidney disease. WINIFRED OGBEBO reports. Seven-year-old Irene Edwards is figh...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), not to take seriously, the threat by pharmacists over its employment advertisement. The Association was reacting to a story ...

The people of Imane community in Olamaboro local government area of Kogi State were on Saturday thrown into confusion, following the killing of some of their townsmen by thunderstorm. LEADERSHIP reliably gathered that seven people, six females and a ma...