The Federal Government has inaugurated a Ministerial Research and Innovation Commercialisation Committee (RICC) to bridge the longstanding disconnect between Nigeria’s research institutions and the industrial sector. The inauguration ceremony, held on Wednesday at the Minister of Education in Abuja, was presided over by the Minister of Education, Dr Morufu Olatunji Alausa. The Minister described the…
The Nigeria National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert warning of counterfeit supplies of Herceptin® (trastuzumab) circulating in Ghana and possibly Nigeria, raising fresh concerns for breast cancer patients who rely on the drug for life-saving treatment. In its Public Alert No. 22/2025, NAFDAC revealed that a…
Due to vicious attacks and killings by terrorist groups and sometimes gunmen not linked to bandit or kidnap groups communities across the length and breadth of Nigeria are rising in self-defence in their determination to protect their lives. But their zeal to help themselves where the government seemed not forthcoming in its constitutional responsibility has…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged youths in the country to join hands with the EFCC in combating corruption, economic and financial crimes. He gave this charge while addressing the students of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, Abuja center, who came on an excursion…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has called for urgent and strategic action to tackle the mass exodus of Nigerian health professionals, warning that the nation’s healthcare system faces collapse if nothing is done. Speaking at a lecture titled “Conqueror, Conquered and Consequences: A Discourse on Brain Drain” during the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Final Countdown Begins There are strong signals that Nigeria’s fragile healthcare system could be plunged into deeper crisis as members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) weigh the option of an indefinite strike. The association’s congress is set to hold today, July 1, 2025, to decide on a final…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos From July 1, 2025 (today), the Lagos State Government will commence full enforcement of its ban on single-use plastics, including styrofoam, across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, confirmed that the exercise will begin with a press conference at Alausa before enforcement teams move to…
WHO’s new Regional Director for Africa, Mohammed Janabi, has formally assumed office. A professor of cardiology, the Tanzanian born Janabi took up the role on Monday, 30 June, bringing with him over three decades of leadership in clinical medicine, health policy, public health, and health systems development across Africa and beyond. Announcing his assumption of…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Suriname malaria-free, making it the first country in the Amazon region to achieve this milestone after nearly seven decades of sustained public health interventions. In a statement on Tuesday, WHO described the certification as a powerful example for other malaria-endemic nations striving for elimination. Suriname, located in northern…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Days after Africa Health Report (AHR) revealed the Emir of Zazzau’s lament over the Plateau State Government’s silence, a high-powered delegation from the state on Monday visited the Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna over the recent killings of wedding-bound travellers in Mangu Local Government Area. AHR had on Saturday published a special…
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