Korede Abdullah in Lagos The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Lagos chapter, has raised alarm over the rise in nursing quackery in the state, reaffirming its zero-tolerance stance. Speaking at the Nurses Summit commemorating International Midwives Day and Nurses Week, Chairperson Christianah Adeboboye decried the increasing impersonation of trained nurses, which she…
From Abuja, the nation’s federal capital, to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, reports have uncovered how poor sanitation fuels disease outbreaks, endangers lives, and exposes systemic failures in waste management and urban planning. In this special report therefore, Juliet Jacob takes viewers into the heart of Nigeria’s growing public health emergency—where piles of uncollected waste,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos As part of efforts to bolster healthcare delivery in Lagos State, the First Lady, Dr Claudiana Sanwo-Olu, presented professional kits—comprising scrubs and crocs—to nurses and midwives under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), led by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Speaking at the presentation held in Lagos on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu, who…
Member States of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday, formally adopted by consensus, the world’s first Pandemic Agreement. This treaty by the 78th World Health Assembly is an outcome of more than three years of intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision is driven by…
In Nigeria, where intense sunlight is sometimes a menace to human lives, the tribe of Persons With Albinism (PWA) is constantly battling with a silent crisis that risks their survival. The PWA individuals are genetically predisposed to skin cancer due to their lack of melanin. Despite being entirely preventable, skin cancer deaths within this community…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano In a profound act of compassion and responsive leadership, the Governor of Kano State, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has extended a life-transforming intervention to a young woman living with a rare muscle disorder. Ummi, a 31-year-old indigene of Kano State, has been battling proximal myopathy—a progressive and debilitating muscle-wasting condition—for over…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, revealed on Monday that the organisation is grappling with a projected salary gap exceeding $500 million for the next biennium. Speaking at the high-level opening of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, themed “One World for Health,” Dr….
The Lagos State Government will begin full enforcement of a ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) starting July 1, 2025. Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, made the announcement via his official X account on Monday. Wahab said the policy follows an 18-month strategic engagement with stakeholders, including manufacturers and marketers. “From July 1, 2025,…
Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi has been nominated as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. This was disclosed on Sunday during a Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa held in Geneva ahead of the World Health Assembly. The Special Session by Member States of the WHO African…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) wrapped up a week-long capacity-building workshop on Saturday, targeting officers-in-charge (OICs) from Primary Healthcare (PHC) centres across Kaduna State. The training aimed to strengthen gender-responsive healthcare delivery, focusing on the intersection of gender and access to immunisation and other PHC services. Participants came from Zaria,…
