By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko The Commissioner for Health, Edo, Dr Cyril Adams-Oshiomole, has urged journalists to report solutions in addition to problems, saying ending stories with challenges alone leaves society in despair. He gave the charge on Monday at the opening of a five-day Solution Journalism training in Benin. TheContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) By the time Mrs Waliyat Ajiboye arrived at Ayekale Primary Health Centre (PHC) with her newborn baby, she had barely slept. The young mother had given birth just a day earlier. Yet, cradling her child in her arms, she madeContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom The Chairman, Badagry Local Government, Mr Babatunde Hunpe, has appealed to the Ministry of Environment to provide more Private Sector Participation (PSP) trucks to serve the area. Hunpe, who made the appeal during the monthly sanitation on Saturday, said such provision was for the effective disposalContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu and Otunba Kehinde Almaroof-Oloyede, the Chairman of Oshodi/ Isolo, have flagged off the 2026 Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (MNCAH+N) Week at the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Secretariat, Lagos State. The Maternal, Newborn, Child,Continue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom Mrs Adaku Mbama, pioneer chairperson and chairperson emerita, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Badagry Branch, says consent remains central to lawful sexual relations. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday, Mbama said Nigerian laws criminalised sex without consent, prescribedContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro Nigeria continues to battle widespread micronutrient deficiencies, often termed hidden hunger, which severely compromise the overall health, growth, and cognitive development of vulnerable mothers and young children nationwide. However, food fortification is a proven public health strategy to enrich everyday dietary staples with vital micronutrientsContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom The Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, has announced the introduction of automated childcare services for efficient child welfare administration for orphanage homes across Lagos. Mobolaji made this known at the 2026 stakeholders’ meeting on adoption, guardianship and fostering matters in LagosContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro A health communications consultancy, Healthy Living Communications Ltd., has called on the Federal Government and healthcare institutions to prioritise equipment maintenance by investing in capacity building and training of biomedical engineers. Mr Emmanuel Oriakhi, the Chief Executive Officer of the consultancy, made the callContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Shortly after midnight, when labour pains intensified and panic began to set in, Mrs Tolu Badmus knew exactly where to go. She made her way to Adifase Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) in Oyo State, knocked on the gate and waited.Continue Reading
