John Nwokocha, Editor, and Juliet Jacob in Abuja, Nigeria Stanford University’s SPARK Translational Research Programme has announced plans to tackle critical health challenges in Nigeria and across Africa, with a focus on developing treatments suited to African populations. SPARK Global also disclosed it is targeting to address the drug and pharmaceutical gaps towards improving the…
Despite receiving billions of naira in federal allocations, primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across northern Nigeria remain in a deplorable state—crippled by poor staffing, lack of equipment, and administrative neglect—leaving rural populations to battle preventable diseases like malaria, cholera, and maternal complications with little or no help. Hussaini Kafi in Kano reports. An investigation by Africa…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B, Kaduna, has officially handed over 58,740 sachets of Tramadol (100mg and 50mg) and 27 cartons of Analgin injection to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a statement issued on Monday, NAFDAC confirmed…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 430,000 Nigerian women died of cervical cancer in 2020 out of 600,000 recorded infections. Health Specialist at the UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Dr David Audu, disclosed this in Bauchi during the launch of the 2025 first round of the Maternal, Newborn and…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos No fewer than 62 lives have been lost to fire outbreaks and building collapses across Lagos State in the first half of 2025, according to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS). Revealing its Mid-Year Activity Report on Monday, the agency’s Senior Public Affairs Officer, Maria Fadairo, stated, “The LSFRS…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The International Foundation Against Infectious Diseases in Nigeria (IFAIN) has launched a five-year background study to investigate the adverse effects of vaccines in the country. Working with the Global Vaccine Data Network under a project titled Background Rate of Adverse Events for Vaccine Evaluation in Africa (BRAVE), the foundation has selected…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has announced a major upgrade to its emergency medical response system with plans to introduce motorcycle and water ambulances to reach areas often cut off by traffic or waterways. Speaking at a media forum titled “LASAMBUS: Highlighting Impact, Improving and Sustaining Response” in Alausa, Ikeja on Monday,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with the Akwa Ibom State Government to boost health outcomes and eliminate diseases in the state. Speaking at a capacity training workshop for health managers in Uyo, the WHO state coordinator, Oluwabukola Alawole, represented by Dr Ayakeme Ekpoudom, said, “A…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, on Sunday evening survived a minor road accident along the Daura-Katsina highway while on official duty, the state government has confirmed. In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the incident was described as a “minor accident”…
Medical practitioners under the Federal Capital Territory branch of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) have put an end to their three-month-long strike, attributing the decision to what they termed the firm intervention of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Doctors have therefore been directed to resume duties immediately while negotiations…
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