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1. The mental disorder that makes Nigerian leaders loot, — Prof. Franzek, researcher, reveals

   Vanguard

   Ernst Josef Franzek is among the best mental health doctors in Europe. The German born professor of psychiatry and neurology spoke with Sunday ...

2. Nigeria: The Embarrassment of Snakebite Deaths

   AllAfrica.com

   The reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that 174 snakebites per 100,000 population are reported per year in Nigeria and that the ...

3. Coscharis trains Riders for Health members

   The Nation Newspaper

   Ford Motor Company in conjunction with its dealer, Coscharis Motors, hosted members of Riders for Health Nigeria (Riders) on Ford's Driving Skills for ...

4. Nigeria adopts eight new test kits to combat HIV/AIDS

   HealthNewsNG (blog)

   The Nigerian government through the Federal Ministry of Health has adopted eight new test kits to help win the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country.

5. Nigeria: 2018 Budget - 71 Top Projects to Gulp N737 Bn

   AllAfrica.com

   The budget proposed N6bn for Strategic Joint Venture Investments in selected Tertiary Health institutions with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment ...

6. Buhari, APC, Dickson congratulate Jonathan at 60

   Premium Times

   “Attaining 60 years in good health calls for merriment. ... Mr. Jonathan, who has been described as the luckiest politician of Nigeria's political history, ...
   Buhari, APC, PDP greet ex-President Jonathan at 60 - The Nation Newspaper

   Buhari, PDP Congratulate Jonathan at 60 - THISDAY Newspapers

   Buhari congratulates Goodluck Jonathan at 60 - P.M. News

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7. Nigeria's bedding industry and the health implications to sleep

   Ripples Nigeria

   Ideally, having enough rest is very crucial to our healthy living, but in Lagos, there are more people with sleep debts, owing to the time they go to bed, ...

8. Former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, is dead

   Premium Times

   The late Second Republic politician was one of the most educated Nigerian political leaders. ... He was president of the Nigerian Institute of Architects.

9. 25 women get free fistula surgery in Cross River

   Vanguard

   Country Director, USAID, Head, Engender Health, Fistulacare Project, Chief Iyeme, regretted that Nigeria is yet to prevent 12,000 new cases that occur ...

10. Health-e News: If we're going to beat TB, SA needs to wake up first

    Daily Maverick

    Almost two thirds of global TB cases occur in India, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa, noted the World Health ...