By Folasade Akpan A public health expert has urged the Federal Government to ensure that the N10 billion approved for Ebola preparedness is directed at critical gaps in Nigeria’s disease response system. The Senior Partnership Manager at Nigeria Health Watch, Emeka Oguanuo, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde The Federal Government has called for a whole-of-society approach to ending conflict-related sexual violence, urging stakeholders to strengthen prevention, protection and accountability measures to safeguard vulnerable populations across affected communities nationwide. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made the call in a statementContinue Reading
HomeFG expands newborn sickle cell screening, seeks insurance coverage FG expands newborn sickle cell screening, seeks insurance coverage Folasade Akpan Jun, Fri, 2026 Health FG expands newborn sickle cell screening, seeks insurance coverag By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says it has commenced implementation of the UniversalContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Established under the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) framework and commissioned in 2001, the Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ) was conceived as a cornerstone of Nigeria’s export-led industrialisation strategy. Behind CFTZ’s gates, factories operate; warehouses stand ready for commerce, and investors continue to test the possibilitiesContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The International College of Surgeons, Nigeria Section (ICS-NG), has urged its members and other healthcare professionals to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance surgical training and healthcare service delivery. Speaking at the opening of the college’s 59th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference in Abuja, the PresidentContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun says more than 30,000 residents living with HIV, are receiving free antiretroviral therapy, counselling and support services in health facilities across the state. Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while inaugurating the Pharma-Grade Warehouse of the Ogun State Drugs and Health Commodities ManagementContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Engineering professionals and researchers have described the widespread adoption of forensic engineering practices as a critical tool for addressing building collapses, infrastructure failures, and construction-related challenges in Nigeria. They said this on Thursday during the closing session of a three-day Training and Certification Workshop on Engineering FailureContinue Reading
By Isioma Nwabasha Fidson Healthcare PLC, on Thursday donated a multi-million naira Theatre Pharmacy to Federal Medical Center (FMC), Asaba, Delta state. At the inauguration of the pharmacy, the Commercial Director, Mr Ola Ijimakin, said the company made the donation to the facility because of the great job being doneContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, inaugurated Project STRAWN, a workforce-readiness initiative aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s radiotherapy workforce pipeline and improving cancer treatment delivery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Strengthening Radiation Therapy Workforce in Nigeria (STRAWN) is an initiative led by the UniversityContinue Reading
By Grace Idachaba Swipha Pharma Nigeria Ltd. has donated anti-malarial drugs worth N500,000 to the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA) to support healthcare delivery. The donation was announced in a statement issued on Thursday following a courtesy visit by representatives of the pharmaceutical company to theContinue Reading
