By Folasade Akpan Six corps members have received N10 million in grants under the Farmers for the Future Programme, organised by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, said this in aContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Embassy of Nigeria in Doha, Qatar, has reduced passport processing time to about two weeks after biometric capture, amid rising demand for renewal and issuance by Nigerians in the country. The embassy disclosed this in a report made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday.Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Ethiopia, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK) have pledged 240 million dollars to support the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations’ (CEPI) five-year plan to strengthen global preparedness against epidemic and pandemic threats. CEPI said in a statement on Monday that Ethiopia had committed to continuing its financialContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV), in collaboration with RoboMed Global and Nisa Premier Hospital, has performed Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the surgery was performed in real time on Saturday from a Toumai console at RHVContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara Government, in collaboration with Society for Family Health (SFH), has renewed its commitment to ensuring access to quality, affordable and uninterrupted family planning services across the state for all. Kwara Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, said this in Ilorin at the Kwara State 2026Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Dr Oladipupo Fasan, the Head of Cardiology, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), says teaching young people Basic Life Support (BLS) skills can help to reduce preventable deaths from sudden cardiac emergencies. Fasan stated this on Friday in Abuja during a training programme on emergency resuscitation and BLS organisedContinue Reading
Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), says patient safety remains central to quality healthcare delivery.Continue Reading
Dr Akinsanya Olusegun-Joseph, a cardiologist, says non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases, are among the leading causes of premature deaths globally.
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By Mercy Sawok Stakeholders in nutrition have called for increased domestic financing, improved accountability and wider access to Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) to accelerate efforts towards reducing the high burden of anaemia in Nigeria. They made the call at a webinar organised by Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN),Continue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have called on the National Assembly and state governments to accelerate legislative and policy reforms to strengthen sustainable domestic health financing and reduce Nigeria’s dependence on donor support. The call was made in Abuja during the National Convergence on Sustainable Health Financing, organised by the SenateContinue Reading
