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
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian medical professionals in the diaspora to encourage more colleagues abroad to return home and support national development. Tinubu made the appeal on Friday while receiving members of the Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations at the State House, Abuja. The delegation was ledContinue Reading
Vaccines By Racheal Abujah The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has announced the commencement of the world’s first human clinical trial of a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, with the first volunteer successfully vaccinated at the University of Oxford. The announcement is contained in aContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Adamawa Government, in partnership with UNICEF, has launched the First 1,000 Days of Life Nutrition Project to improve maternal and child nutrition and reduce malnutrition in the state. The project, inaugurated on Thursday in Yola, is funded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsContinue Reading
