By Catherine Egwuom The students of King’s College Lagos have called for decent Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and a nation devoid of insecurity, as the institution commemorated the 2026 Day of the African Child (DAC). The event, which took place on Tuesday at the King’s College Pavilion in LagosContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government and the Global Fund on Tuesday inaugurated the expanded Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse (APMW) to strengthen storage and distribution of health commodities nationwide. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, described the facility as a critical national health logistics assetContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman An NGO, Carelink Resource Foundation (CRF), has called for urgent and sustained action to ensure every Nigerian child has access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services. The foundation made the call in a statement signed by its Director of Programmes, Mr Silas Ideva in KadunaContinue Reading
By Mercy Sawok The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged state governments to strengthen child protection systems through increased funding, improved coordination and deployment of qualified social workers to safeguard vulnerable children nationwide. Mona Aika, Officer-in-Charge, Child Protection, UNICEF Nigeria, made the call in Abuja at the National PolicyContinue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde/Mercy Sawok The Federal Government says strengthening families has become critical to protecting children from emerging threats and improving welfare outcomes across the country amid evolving social and economic challenges. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, represented by Mrs Esuabana Nko-Asanye, Permanent SecretaryContinue Reading
Nutrition acts as the foundational pillar for sustaining a healthy pool of voluntary, unpaid blood donors, nutritionists emphasise as Nigeria joins the world to mark World Blood Donor Day on Sunday.Continue Reading
The Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, on Monday recognised voluntary blood donors and philanthropists, in commemoration of 2026 World Blood Donor Day.Continue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom Prof. Lanre Adeyemo, the Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) says that with no fewer than 1,050 inpatients daily, and an average of 100 surgeries performed weekly, the hospital requires 25,000 units of blood annually. Adeyemo disclosed this on Monday during the unveiling of theContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has said its Flood Response, Recovery and Resilience Project is currently supporting about 200,000 households displaced by the 2024 floods across 12 states. The Director of Disaster Management at NRCS, Dr Benson Agbro, represented by Ms. Blessing John, said this inContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu An Infectologist and Vaccinologist, Prof. Nnamdi Onyire, has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and seek immediate medical attention if they develop symptoms associated with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Onyire, a lecturer at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, gave the advice while reacting to reports of Ebola outbreaksContinue Reading
