Council Backs Training of More Nurses Amid Workforce Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has pledged to support the training of more qualified nurses to address the…
HOCSF Pushes MDAs to Accelerate Shift to 1Gov Cloud System
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Didi Walson-Jack, has called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to…
Researcher Raises Alarm Over High FGM Rates in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria – A Lagos-based researcher on female genital mutilation (FGM), Friday Anyebe, has expressed concern over what he described as the persistently high…
SON Trains Officials on XRF to Combat Lead Contamination
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), in partnership with the global public health organisation Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), has trained…
Abia Launches Skin Cancer Prevention Drive for Persons with Albinism
UMUAHIA, Nigeria – The Abia State Disability Commission has distributed free sunscreen lotion to at least 100 persons with albinism, as part of a…
African Psychologists Push for Curriculum Overhaul to Replace Eurocentric Models
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Pan-African Psychological Association (PASU) has called for a complete shift from Euro-American frameworks in psychology education to a holistic African-centred…
Rising Lassa Fever Deaths Trigger National Health Response
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says at least 176 people have died from Lassa fever across 21…