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Reps mull higher tobacco, alcohol taxes

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, mandated its Committee on Finance to carry out detailed investigation, with a view to increasing taxes cur

Doctor found guilty for amputating living baby in womb

A tribunal has suspended a Kebbi-based doctor from practising for six months after finding him guilty of negligence in misdiagnosing a pregnant patien

Glaucoma specialist decries dearth of Opthalmologists, Optometrists in rural areas

A Consultant Ophthalmologist, Prof. Adeola Onakoya, on Wednesday in Lagos called on government at all levels to establish Vision Care Centres in rural

Nigeria declares state of emergency on rising deaths of women, babies

Nigeria has declared a state of emergency on deaths among women, newborn babies and children, officially making each death a matter of public health c

What to know about Meningitis

It is the dry season again, the period during which the country usually experiences cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak. According to the epidemiologica