The people of Obololi Community in the Tarakiri clan of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa State are appealing for portable water and food to enable them to survive the current oil industry induced environmental degradation. The community claims…
80 Deaths From Lassa Fever in 11 States, Reports NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (Feb. 3–9, 2025) The NCDC disclosed this information on its official website, noting that…
Sexual, Gender-Based Violence: Everyone Is A Suspect – Group
Mrs Nnenna Anozie, Community Mobilisation Officer at the Media Development Foundation, has stated that when it comes to issues of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), ‘everyone is a suspect’. Anozie made the assertion at a training and community engagement under…
Stakeholders Harp on Synergy for Effective Emergency Response
Stakeholders in disaster and emergency management have underscored the importance of teamwork for effective and efficient emergency response. They expressed their views in separate interviews with newsmen at the training for first responders in Lagos. The training is organised by…
Reproductive Health: Lagos Adopts National Policy To Address Local Healthcare Realities
• Partners SOMLPforR to Advance Reproductive Health Agenda • Targets Safer Motherhood, Family Planning in New Reproductive Health Policy The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Saving One Million Lives Program for Results (SOMLPforR), has taken a bold step…
BSN to Host Trauma Healing International Community of Practice Conference
The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) is set to host the Trauma Healing International Community of Practice Conference in Lagos from February 19-20, 2025. In a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos, Benjamin Mordi, BSN’s Manager of Media, announced that…
Hit-and-Run Trailer Driver Kills 3 Children, 3 Adults in Anambra Accident
A trailer driver hit and killed three female children, a woman and two men, on Friday, at Command Junction, Nnewi, before fleeing the scene, the Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said. The Sector Commander,…
Lagos Offers Free Testing, Counselling Services During Valentine
In a proactive move to promote healthy relationships and encourage responsible sexual behaviour among residents, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) organised Free Testing and Counseling Services within the Premises of the Lagos State University, Ojo Campus. Chief Executive…
Anambra Govt. Suspends Two Health Workers for Negligence, Absenteeism
The Anambra Government has suspended a health worker, Mrs Njideka Ezeihejiofor, for negligence and refusal to attend to a pregnant woman who delivered a stillborn baby outside the health facility on Tuesday. The suspension of Ezeihejiofor was approved on Friday…
Lagos State Trains 330 Health Workers To Curb Mother-To-Child Transmission Of HIV
· Moves to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Services As part of efforts to reduce the transmission of HIV from mothers to their newborns, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Saving One Million Lives Programme for…
