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Ekweremadu, wife, doctor found guilty of organ trafficking

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2023

A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife Beatrice and their doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, 60; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the

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UNICEF: 78m children at risk of water-related diseases in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2023

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Nigerian Government to rapidly increase investments in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector to reduce preventable diseases among 78 million children. The UNICEF, in a statement on Monday, also called for urgent action to address the water crisis in Nigeria. The UNICEF Nigeria Chief […]

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Nurse slumps, dies on duty in Zamfara hospital

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2023

Asmau Lawali Bungudu, a staff Nurse working with Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura specialist Hospital, Gusau in Zamfara State have slumped and suddenly died while discharging her duties at the hospital. Late Asma’u Bungudu was reportedly hale and hearty when she came out for duty in the early hours of Wednesday, but was confirmed dead few […]

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Lassa Fever: 22 states recorded 109 deaths in January — NCDC

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2023

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said 22 states of the federation recorded 109 deaths from Lassa Fever in January 2023. The NCDC via its official website on Tuesday said the infections were recorded in 89 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lassa fever is an […]

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NAFDAC alerts public on defective tetracycline ointment

Daily Dispatch March 14, 2023

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has alerted the public on defective tetracycline hydrochloride ophthalmic ointment. The notification is contained in a public alert with No. 04/2023, signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeyeye stated that the World Health Organisation,

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Malnutrition: Lagos State accounts for 2,000 stunted, 200,000 wasted children— UNICEF

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2023

Lagos State accounts for about 2,000 children with stunted growth as a result of malnutrition, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, said on Saturday. Consequently, Ezeogu said that it was imperative to ensure that the numbers did not continue to increase because stunting has dire consequences on physical growth and cognitive […]