LASUTH Strike Sparks Warning of Wider Healthcare Crisis
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State branch, has warned that the ongoing warning strike by resident doctors at the Lagos State…
Customs Intercepts N12.7bn Drugs, Cannabis
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drugs and expired pharmaceuticals valued…
Ogun Prepares for Expanded Healthcare Fund
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – Ogun State has intensified preparations for the rollout of BHCPF 2.0, an expanded healthcare financing programme aimed at improving access to…
Lagos Youths Receive N200m SME Lifeline
LAGOS, Nigeria – More than 5,000 young entrepreneurs and innovators gathered in Lagos on Monday as community platform OmoeKOH disbursed over SME grants worth…
Anambra Varsity Fires Five Over Misconduct
AWKA, Nigeria – The management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has dismissed five staff members, including two professors, over allegations ranging from sexual…
Plateau Ebola Preparedness: State on Alert
JOS, Nigeria – Plateau State says it is nearly fully prepared to respond to any Ebola outbreak, with health authorities placing surveillance officers, epidemiologists…
Adichie Accuses Hospital Over Son’s Death Probe
LAGOS, Nigeria – Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos of frustrating a coroner’s inquest into the death…
De Lyon à Lagos: L’approche Une Seule Santé peut-elle empêcher la prochaine pandémie en Afrique?
LAGOS, Nigeria – La prochaine pandémie pourrait ne pas commencer dans une salle d’hôpital. Elle pourrait émerger d’une communauté agricole inondée, d’un marché à…
From Lyon to Lagos: Can One Health Stop Africa’s Next Pandemic?
LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic may not begin in a hospital ward. It could emerge from a flooded farming community, a livestock market,…
Drug Abuse: Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat Mobilise Lagos Youths
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State First Lady Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Thursday urges young people to take the lead in the fight against drug…