By Blessing Odega Prof. Icha Onche, Medical Director (MD) of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Jos, says the hospital has performed 154 major surgeries, treated 8,502 outpatients and generated N72 million in revenue since it commenced operations in 2025. Onche made the disclosure on Wednesday in Jos while giving an updateContinue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde The Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development (MBNCWD) has disowned a purported media conference and official inauguration of the World International Akara Day Festival allegedly linked to its premises in Abuja. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer ofContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with law enforcement agencies, the judiciary, civil society organisations and international partners to dismantle human trafficking networks. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, made the commitment on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Mangal Foundation has commenced free cataract surgeries for more than 600 vulnerable patients in Katsina State, offering renewed hope to those at risk of losing their sight. A member of the foundation’s Board of Trustees, Mr Hussaini Kabir, disclosed this on Wednesday during theContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government and the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening risk communication and community engagement to improve regional health security across West Africa. The commitment was made on Wednesday in Abuja at the opening of a three-dayContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu Alhaji Abdullahi Chiso-Dattijo, the Federal Commissioner of National Population Commission (NPC) representing Sokoto State, has urged parents, traditional rulers and other stakeholders to encourage e-birth registration. He made the call during the launch of the e-birth registration in Sokoto on Wednesday, being part of the Electronic- CivilContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Sen. Victor Umeh, Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Identity and Population, says the National Assembly will initiate legislation to guarantee the conduct of Nigeria’s population and housing census at fixed 10-year cycles. Umeh disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the commemoration of the 2026Continue Reading
By Stella Kabruk The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has commenced a two-day Joint Annual Review (JAR) of the health sector to assess progress made in the implementation of its 2026 health programmes. The review which began on Tuesday in Kaduna brought together officials from the Federal and Kaduna StateContinue Reading
By Blessing Odega Dr Nicholas Ba’amlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, says the state has a hepatitis B prevalence of 13.9 per cent and a hepatitis C prevalence of 6.8 per cent. Ba’amlong said this on Tuesday in Jos, during a symposium to commemorate the 2026 World Hepatitis Day. He saidContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu An NGO, Connected Development (CODE), has mobilised government agencies, community-based groups and civil society organisations to address vaccine rejection and reduce the number of zero-dose children in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative is supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and implementedContinue Reading
