By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on retaining its Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status from World Health Organisation (WHO) for regulation of medicines and vaccines. The commendation is in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, MrContinue Reading
Mpox By Alaba Olusola Oke No fewer than 12 cases of Mpox have been discovered by the Ondo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (OSPHDA) in eight Local Government Areas of the state. The Director of Disease Control of OSPHDA, Dr Victor Adefesoye, disclosed this on Monday in Akure at theContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Management of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC) has commended the Federal Government for appointing Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu as Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). BEDC’s Managing Director, Jonathan Lawani, commended President Bola Tinubu for the choice of Ize-Iyamu. Lawani alsoContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The ENABLE 1.5 Lassa Research Programme has continued in West Africa to address gaps in knowledge on Lassa fever, its connection with malaria, and community readiness for forthcoming vaccines. The study, funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), was made available to the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Dr Abdul-Hameed Adediran, Senior Programme Manager for Menstrual Health Initiatives at Population Services International (PSI) Nigeria, has urged greater support for girls and women during menstruation instead of stigmatising them. Adediran made the call in Abuja at a two-day Menstrual Health Workshop for media professionals. The workshopContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), CrimsonBow Sickle Cell Initiative, has urged the Federal Government to increase budgetary allocation to the health sector and review polices on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CrimsonBow, Miss Timi Edwin, made the call at aContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Project Pink Blue (PBB), a leading cancer care NGO, has inaugurated a multidisciplinary steering committee for the Women Empowering Women Breast Cancer Navigation and Technology Programme (WEW-BCNaP). The NGO’s Project Manager, Ms Ejemole Nwanna, said in Abuja on Friday that the programme, supported by AstraZeneca, aims toContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Connected Development (CODE) and partners have urged an end to menstrual stigma, calling it a natural occurrence that should not attract shame. The group made the call during a media visit to Thrifty Slayer, a reusable pad production facility in Abuja. Mr Hamzat Lawal, Founder of CODE,Continue Reading
By Uche Bibilari The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) has called on all levels of government to implement sustainable policies that support breastfeeding mothers, particularly in workplaces. The Acting Chief Medical Director, Associate Prof. Bob Ukonu, made the appeal during the 2025 World Breastfeeding Week held from Aug. 1–7Continue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Connected Development (CODE), a civil society organisation, has called on the Federal Government to empower women by upgrading its skill acquisition centres across the country to include the production of reusable sanitary pads. Mr Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive of CODE, made the call in Abuja during aContinue Reading
