Police solicit support for corporal whose wife was delivered of triplets
2024-04-01
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Foundation seeks support for special needs home
2024-03-29
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Nigeria (OIFN) has appealed to the Lagos State Government and well-meaning Nigerians to rehabilitate the Modupe Cole Memorial Childcare Treatment Home School, Akoka. The founder of OIFN, Ms Tarela Aghanti, said this during the foundation’s outreach to support the Modupe Cole Memorial ChildcareContinue Reading
Kaduna community enjoys NNPCL/TotalEnergies health centre
2024-03-29
By Amen Gajira The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in partnership with TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited has donated a maternal and child referral centre to Kwoi community in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility is sited within theContinue Reading
Lagos LGA polls: CCD trains electoral officers on effective voting access for PWDs
2024-03-28
By Adekunle Williams The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has trained local government electoral officers on effective voting access for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the 2025 Chairmanship Elections in Lagos State. The Head of Finance and Administrative Manager, CCD, Mrs Florence Chima-Austin, made this known at the openingContinue Reading
LUTH CMD marks 1 year in office, inaugurates 6 projects
2024-03-28
By Abiodun Azi Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos State, has inaugurated six projects in the institution, on the occasion of his one year anniversary in office. Speaking to journalists after the inauguration on Wednesday, Adeyemo said that his administration was theContinue Reading
NHIS: UNICEF official seeks creation of platforms for experience sharing
2024-03-27
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Mrs Ijeoma Agbo, a public health specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called for creation of a platform where Nigerians can share their experiences about the National Health Insurance Scheme. Agbo made the call in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
Improving frontline workers` capacity to address infant nutrition needs
2024-03-27
By Franca Ofili, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Good nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health; stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases and longevity, among others. Healthy children learn better. People withContinue Reading
Psychiatrist tasks parents on drug abuse prevention, control
2024-03-27
By Lilian U. Okoro Dr Martins Agwogie, the President of International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP), has challenged parents in the fight against drug abuse, saying “family is vital in addressing substance/drug abuse in the society”. Agwogie, also a Psychiatric Doctor, gave the challenge in anContinue Reading
Lagos govt says COVID-19 N-CARES programme surpasses targets, generates N12bn
2024-03-27
By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State government said the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (Lagos-CARES) surpassed its targets in Result Area 2 in the state. Ms Abisola Olusanya, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, stated this in her opening address, at the performance review workshop and retreat forContinue Reading
Immunisation: Stakeholders seek concerted efforts for increased trust, uptake
2024-03-26
By Adekunle Williams Stakeholders in Lagos State have called for increased trust and uptake of polio vaccines and routine immunisation in the state. They made the call on Tuesday at an advocacy dialogue organised by the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board in collaboration with United Nations InternationalContinue Reading
