Korede Abdullah in Lagos With unlicensed cosmetic clinics springing up across Nigeria and unsafe skin procedures leaving countless victims with life-threatening complications, health experts have called for urgent reforms to protect Nigerians from unsafe procedures. This call was made at the annual conference of the Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD) in Lagos, themed “Bridging the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a bid to strengthen emergency preparedness, the Lagos State Health District V has trained officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Neighbourhood Safety Corps, and teachers in life-saving skills. The Permanent Secretary of Health District V, Dr Oladapo Asiyanbi, during the two-day training in Festac Town, said, “This initiative…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on stakeholders to deepen their commitment to quality service delivery to achieve resilient health outcomes. Speaking at the 2025 Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) in Lagos, represented by Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, Sanwo-Olu said: “The achievements celebrated tonight, whether in quality improvement,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thundery and rainy weather across the country from Monday to Wednesday, urging Nigerians to brace up for possible disruptions. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted thunderstorms (with or without rains) during the early morning hours over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate reopening of the Oko-Oba Abattoir in Agege after its operators met key sanitation and hygiene requirements. The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the decision in a statement posted on his official X account on Monday. According…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has prohibited individuals and organisations from engaging in real estate business without proper registration with the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA). According to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing and Head of LASRERA, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, “it is an offence to practice real estate…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Vice-President Kashim Shettima has announced that the Federal Government aims to plant 20 billion trees across Nigeria in the next rainy season as part of its ambitious reforestation and environmental sustainability agenda. Shettima made this known on Saturday during his state visit to Ethiopia, where he toured key agricultural and industrial…
A Tipping Point for Public Health After decades of waging war against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, Nigeria now teeters on a knife’s edge as dwindling foreign aid exposes perilous cracks in its fragile domestic funding. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are now raising the alarm, insisting that without a unified and robust homegrown financing strategy,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (EDSPHCDA) and its health partners have met with critical stakeholders ahead of the National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) campaign slated for June 28 to July 3, 2025. The meeting, held at the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA) in Benin City, brought together…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos British pharmaceutical giant GSK and Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech have announced an immediate phased reduction in the cost of the RTS,S malaria vaccine, aiming to bring its price down to under $5 per dose. The move comes at a critical moment as Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, grapples with a major…
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