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UCH Crisis Deepens as Allied Health Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Director’s Reinstatement

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The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan I’m chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s recommendation concerning the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Dr Adeyinka Ishola. The industrial action, which began on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, followed what the…

Nigeria Records 102,025 New HIV Infections in 2025 as Lagos Tops National Burden

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Lagos State recorded the highest number of new HIV infections in Nigeria in 2025, with 10,430 fresh cases, according to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025. The report revealed that 102,025 new HIV infections were recorded across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital…

Ebola Alert: Nigeria Only 59% Ready for Possible Outbreak, NCDC Raises Concern Over Porous Borders

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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, has revealed that Nigeria is only 59 per cent prepared to respond to a potential Ebola outbreak, raising concerns over existing gaps in the country’s disease surveillance and emergency response systems. Global Mirror News gathered that the disclosure comes amid…