By Christian Njoku Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady, on Friday inaugurated the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-South zone in Calabar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the launch marked the initiative’s fifth zonal rollout across Nigeria. The programme targets vulnerable households,Continue Reading
By Habibu Harisu The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has partnered with the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Kware, Sokoto State, to strengthen pharmacovigilance practices. The partnership is aimed at improving medication safety and enhancing healthcare service delivery through better monitoring and reporting systems nationwide. TheContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has presented its Community Pharmacists Assessment and Career Progression Institute (CPACPI) framework at the 84th International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress in Montreal, Canada. The association said the initiative sought to address the absence of a clear, competency-based careerContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it will strengthen controls over mobilisation from admission through graduation to prevent record manipulation and ensure only eligible graduates are mobilised for national service. The Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, said this on Friday in Abuja at the 2026 Batch ‘C’Continue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has announced plans to organise aerobic exercise sessions every three months to promote healthy living and physical activity among Nigerian women. The National President of NCWS, Princess Edna Azura, said this on Thursday in Abuja during an aerobic exercise organisedContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has announced plans to organise aerobics sessions every three months to promote healthy living and physical activity among Nigerian women. The National President of NCWS, Princess Edna Azura, said this on Thursday in Abuja during an aerobic exercise organised byContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara Government, in collaboration with the John Hopkins Programme for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO), on Thursday inaugurated six youth-friendly health centres. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centres were inaugurated in Ogele, Asa Local Government Area of the state. Youth-friendlyContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan A medical expert, Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, says seeking a second medical opinion is not an offence, emphasising that it is an integral part of medical practice that can resolve doubts. Nwokwu, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said thisContinue Reading
By Nabilu Balarabe Damaturu, Sept. 3, 2026 (NAN) The Yobe State University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH), Damaturu, says it spends N360 million annually in the implementation of its free dialysis programme. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Prof. Baba Goni, disclosed this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Lilian Okoro As public health leaders, policymakers, researchers, and advocates prepare to gather in Cape Town for the 18th World Congress on Public Health from Sept. 6 to Sept 9, 2026, a groundbreaking child-survival intervention in Africa speaks directly to the global conversation around equity, inclusion, and sustainability. AcrossContinue Reading
