By Rukayat Moisemhe The Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation (SEOF), through its adult heart medical mission, says it has facilitated open heart surgeries for two brothers from Okeba, Delta. According to a report released by SEOF on Thursday and signed by its Executive Director, Mrs Chidimma Okoye, the beneficiaries are MrContinue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo No fewer than 760 Lagos residents were on Wednesday screened for Tuberculosis (TB) free by the Archbishop John Kwao Aggey Foundation during a medical outreach. The outreach, which took place at Obalende, Lagos, was attended by youths and the elderly, in commemoration of the first indigenous CatholicContinue Reading
By Blessing Odega The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has inaugurated a twin theatre suite at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery. Mr Andy Odeh, the General Manager of External Relations and Sustainable Development at NLNG, highlighted theContinue Reading
Police solicit support for corporal whose wife was delivered of tripletsContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
