MDCN inducts 7 EkoUNIMED medical graduands

By Kemi Akintokun Seven medical graduates of the Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences (EkoUNIMED) Ijanikin, Lagos were on Thursday inducted into the medical profession by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inductees are the second batch ofContinue Reading

Public health expert warns of increasing threat of hospital-acquired infections

  By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Prof. Uwose Uba, a Professor of Public Health from the University of Queensland, Australia,  has called for intensified control strategies against the threat of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections. Uba was the guest lecturer at a public lecture organised by the Faculty of Basic, Medical and Applied Sciences,Continue Reading

State Pardon affirms Tinubu’s statesmanship, belief in national healing–APC

Pardon By Adeyemi Adeleye The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s “courageous and compassionate decision” to grant state pardon to late nationalist, Herbert Macaulay, and 174 others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu on Thursday granted post-humous presidential pardon to  Macaulay.Continue Reading

Food for Lagos project ‘ll make Kogi farmers richer – Commissioner

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi  Government says the Food for Lagos partnership  between it  and Lagos state would further enrich its farmers. The state also reiterated  commitment to transforming its agricultural sector and improving livelihood of farmers through the partnership,  aimed at creating a robust food supply chain between KogiContinue Reading

Lagos assembly moves to regulate marriages

By Adekunle Williams The Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed a bill to streamline marriage documentation and ensure proper records for marriages and dissolutions across the state.   During Thursday’s plenary, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa disclosed this at the Second Reading of the Marriage and Dissolutions (Except Marriages under theContinue Reading