Health

Nigeria’s Health Minister, Professor Ali Pate, held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Friday, as the warning strike by nurses across public health institutions…

From: Kabiru Zubairu Birnin Kudu The Jigawa Nurses Forum (JNF) has issued a scathing public statement denouncing the deployment of student nurses by the Jigawa State College of Nursing and Midwifery to fill staffing gaps in hospitals…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse As the World marks World Hepatitis Day, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) calls on all Nigerians to join the global fight against the disease. The call was made by the Jigawa State Director of National…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa state government through Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning organised all the Nutrition's stakeholders with a support from partners for the validation of Social Behavioural Change strategy on…

From Mika'il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa state Maternal Newborn and Child Health Accountability Forum (JIMAF) has commended Jigawa health sector for the remarkable achievement recorded in the 2025 first quarter budget implementation. The…

From: Kabiru Birnin Kudu A group of medical interns at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, have declared an indefinite strike effective 19 May 2025, citing widespread salary deductions, delayed payments, and outright non-payment of…

Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, has outlined the Federal Government’s ambitious goal to boost local manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and medical devices to 70% by 2030, in line with the Presidential…

A recent study by researchers at Jihad Semnan University in Iran has highlighted the benefits of brisk walking in reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes. According to their findings, walking speed plays a crucial role in preventing the…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over the potential mismanagement of the $1.07 billion allocated to Nigeria’s primary healthcare sector in the 2025 budget. He referenced past bizarre claims of public funds being…

From: Bashar Aminu Sabo The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Sokoto State Chapter, in collaboration with the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), has hosted a transformative Cancer Awareness Week from…

ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years in a bid to address concerns raised by medical professionals over poor remuneration and welfare…

The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to enhance surveillance measures for travellers arriving from China following the resurgence of a respiratory virus, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), in northern China. This development comes amid…

By Bala Ibrahim A 25-year-old police officer’s wife, Firdausi Muhammad, has expressed gratitude after surviving a cesarean section to deliver triplets in Dutse Local Government Area, Jigawa State. The successful delivery, which…

In a landmark collaboration, the Jigawa State Government and the IshK Tolaram Foundation have provided custom-made prosthetic limbs to individuals with disabilities in the state. The initiative, aimed at enhancing mobility and…

By Mikaila Tsoho Dutse Stakeholders in Jigawa State have convened to develop strategies for achieving a demographic dividend through a workshop organised by the National Population Commission (NPC) in partnership with UKaid’s LAFIYA…

By Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA), in partnership with UNICEF, has trained 170 Faecal Sludge Emptiers and other environmental workers to sustain the state’s open defecation-free (ODF)…

By Kabiru Zubairu Birnin Kudu The Youth Assembly of Nigeria, Jigawa State Chapter, has extended its deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and offered heartfelt sympathy to the injured following the tragic…

By Yaseer Ahmad, Dutse The First Lady of Jigawa State, Hajiya Hadiza Umar, has called on women across the state to adopt hand-washing as a daily habit to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Speaking at the 2024 Global Hand…

Wani Malamin addinin Musulunci, Alhaji Yahaya Nafiu, ya yi iƙirarin cewa matarsa ta ɗauki ciki na tsawon shekaru uku da rabi kafin ta haifi yara 11 a Jamhuriyar Benin. Alhaji Nafiu ya ce matarsa, Chognika Latoyossi Alake, ta haifi yara…

Daraktan Kiwon Lafiya a Matakin Farko na Jihar Jigawa, Dr. Shehu Sambo, ya ce adadin rigakafi ya karu daga kashi bakwai cikin dari a shekarar 2016 zuwa kashi 49 cikin dari a shekarar 2021. Sambo ya bayyana hakan ne yau Laraba a Dutse,…