AltBank Unveils Financing Plan to Boost Nigeria’s Drug Industry
Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry has long depended on imports, with nearly all medicines sourced from abroad. This reliance has left the country vulnerable to supply...
Planes Carry Cruise Passengers with Suspected Hantavirus to Netherlands; 12 Quarantined...
AMSTERDAM, Dutch health authorities quarantined 12 cruise ship passengers late Monday after planes carrying them from the Mediterranean landed in the Netherlands, amid fears...
Hantavirus Global Risk Low, WHO Says, Despite Localized Outbreaks
GENEVA (FN), The World Health Organization (WHO) says the global risk of hantavirus remains low, despite recent cases reported aboard a cruise ship in...
WHO Confirms First Human-to-Human Hantavirus Transmission on Cruise Ship
The World Health Organization has confirmed the first documented case of person-to-person transmission of Andes hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius. Eight passengers have fallen...
Nigeria’s Local Rice Prices Surge 20.5% Amid Inflation Pressures
Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics has reported that the price of a 50kg bag of locally produced rice has surged by 20.5 percent, reaching...
NDLEA Uncovers Underground Drug Caves in Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered underground drug caves and hideouts in Kano, part of a sweeping crackdown that reflects the...
Trump Administration Warns of Deadly New Drug Medetomidine Emerging in U.S....
On Monday, May 4, 2026, the Trump administration issued a nationwide alert about medetomidine, a powerful sedative surfacing in American communities. Officials described...
Pharmacist Shortage Hits Lagos Hospitals, PSN Sounds Alarm
LAGOS, Nigeria (FN), The Lagos State branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has raised alarm over a worsening shortage of pharmacists across...
“Onyedika Misses Ebony Boot as Awoniyi Shines Against Chelsea”
Nigeria midfielder Raphael Onyedika has missed out on the Ebony Boot award, given to the best African player in Belgium’s Pro League, as Morocco’s...
Healthcare at Risk as Lagos Pharmacists Demand Intervention
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in Lagos has raised concerns over what it describes as a growing shortage of pharmacists in the state,...
