President Bola Tinubu on Sunday reeled out the achievements of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to African leaders. He spoke in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Sunday while presenting the achievements of ECOWAS in the past year at the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African […]
Health
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Moji Adeyeye, has prompted Nigerians to abstain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. Adeyeye made this known in a statement at the World Food Day on […]
s The recent cholera outbreak in Lagos has caused widespread panic and concern among the residents of the city. The outbreak was first reported in a densely populated area, where poor sanitation and lack of access to clean drinking water were major contributing factors to the spread of the […]
A wave of devastation sweeps through Nigeria as the deadly Lassa fever outbreak claims numerous lives, with over a hundred cases reported across 16 states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The NCDC revealed that between February 26 and March 3, 20 deaths and 109 […]
Doctors and staff at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, have implemented reduced work hours following the hospital’s admission of owing up to N495 million to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). The outstanding debt led to the disconnection of the hospital from power supply, prompting the […]
The Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), is in mourning as a student suffering from asthma tragically lost his life due to the repercussions of the ongoing industrial action by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), as revealed […]
Breast cancer remains a pervasive global health challenge, affecting millions of individuals annually. Dr. Wale Olusanya, a distinguished doctor of pathology and the Centre Manager of BT Health and Diagnostic Centre, LASUTH, stated that advocacy efforts have long been centred around raising awareness about the significance of early detection as […]
In a crippling blow to public healthcare services across Nigeria, the ongoing five-day warning strike led by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) entered its second day today. Frustration mounted as patients were left without proper medical care, particularly in public hospitals located in Nasarawa State and Ahmadu Bello […]
The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. In March, the WHO published the safeguards list comprising 55 countries including Nigeria struggling with a shortage of health workers, allowing the United Kingdom […]
PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company with footprints across Nigeria’s healthcare landscape, says that the development of new MRI technologies is improving the survival rate of women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Head of Healthcare at PPC Limited, Dr Chikara Nwoke, made this known in Lagos […]