61st Founder’s Day:  17th “HOT” Memorial Lecture highlights CMUL’s  health tech capacity

  By Abiodun Azi The College of Medicine (CMUL), University of Lagos ,says the 17th Horatio Oritsejolomi Thomas (HOT) memorial lecture as part of its 61st Founders’ Day anniversary, will showcase CMUL in the area of technology. The CMUL’s Deputy Provost, Prof Osaretin Ebuehi, spoke with  the News Agency ofContinue Reading

Stakeholders, Media meet on Diphtheria Outbreak Response in Nigeria

By Abujah Racheal The Coordinating Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has convened a Media Orientation Meeting on Diphtheria Outbreak Response in the country. The meeting was in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), The one-day workshop,Continue Reading

AMCE on track to providing world class medical care – Oramah

  The Board of the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE Abuja) says the project is on track to successfully accomplish its mission of providing world class medical care. The AMCE will also conduct innovative and groundbreaking research, facilitate development initiatives, and offer educational programmes in collaboration with esteemed internationalContinue Reading

Lagos govt. demolishes illegal Banana Island structure, warns against unapproved dredging

  By Grace Alegba    The Lagos State government on Saturday demolished an illegal structure on Banana Island, constructed on an unauthorised reclaimed land that will obstruct drainage paths. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Oluyinka Olumide, who led the exercise also ordered the demolition of illegalContinue Reading

Strengthening nutrition with Nestlé’s NIDO Milk & Soya

    By Augusta Uchediunor and Vivian Ihechu The development of human health is majorly dependent on nutrition. Good nutrition, alongside other healthy lifestyle habits, supports average growth, development, and ageing. It helps people maintain healthy body weight, boosts the immune system, makes pregnancies safer, increases mental alertness, and lowers theContinue Reading

Free education policy still in operation in Lagos –Commissioner  

  By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Lagos, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, says the state government’s free education policy is still in operation from primary school to senior secondary school. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alli-Balogun issued the statement on Sunday in Lagos toContinue Reading