By Franca Ofili Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for accelerated efforts to eliminate hepatitis B as a public health threat by 2030. The agency said Africa possesses the knowledge, tools and solutions needed to achieve the target. Africa CDC made the call in aContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) on Tuesday inducted 250 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates who passed its June 2026 Assessment Examination, authorising them to practise in the country. The graduates were inducted during the council’s Pledge-Taking and Sponsorship Ceremony held in Abuja. The NewsContinue Reading
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko The Commissioner for Health, Edo, Dr Cyril Adams-Oshiomole, has urged journalists to report solutions in addition to problems, saying ending stories with challenges alone leaves society in despair. He gave the charge on Monday at the opening of a five-day Solution Journalism training in Benin. TheContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) By the time Mrs Waliyat Ajiboye arrived at Ayekale Primary Health Centre (PHC) with her newborn baby, she had barely slept. The young mother had given birth just a day earlier. Yet, cradling her child in her arms, she madeContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed three factories for producing banned sachet and PET bottles below 200ml alcoholic drinks in Ogun State. Mr Kunle Ojo, an Assistant Director in NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, told newsmen on Monday, that theContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, has called for greater youth participation in shaping health policies across Africa, saying young people must become active partners in health governance. Olawande made the call on Monday in Abuja during the Youth Consultative Forum on theContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Rotary Club of Abuja Federal, District 9127, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise the well-being of Nigerians by improving primary healthcare services across the country. Mrs Folashade Samuels, Assistant Governor of the Rotary Club of Abuja Federal, District 9127, made the call during a freeContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The newly elected Chairman of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja, Dr Samaila Timothy, has pledged to pursue reforms that will strengthen the association and improve healthcare delivery. Timothy made the pledge at a dinner to unveil theContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu and Otunba Kehinde Almaroof-Oloyede, the Chairman of Oshodi/ Isolo, have flagged off the 2026 Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (MNCAH+N) Week at the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Secretariat, Lagos State. The Maternal, Newborn, Child,Continue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom Mrs Adaku Mbama, pioneer chairperson and chairperson emerita, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Badagry Branch, says consent remains central to lawful sexual relations. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday, Mbama said Nigerian laws criminalised sex without consent, prescribedContinue Reading
