The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has successfully graduated the second set of students from its Caregiver Academy, further reinforcing its commitment to addressing healthcare challenges in Nigeria. The graduation ceremony, held recently at the MRC Auditorium of the…
Global Experts Unite to Fight Nigeria’s Rising Stroke Crisis
Stroke is one of Nigeria’s leading health crises, with cases increasing at an alarming rate. In response, the World Stroke Organization (WSO), Stroke Action Nigeria, FMC Onitsha, FMC Asaba, and Asaba Specialist Hospital collaborated on a four-day intensive training program…
Mothers’ Wellness Crucial to Families’ Welfare, Societal Progress – Soludo
Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged mothers to prioritise their health and self-care, emphasising its importance for their families’ welfare, societal progress and national development. Soludo, the founder of Healthy Living Initiative, made the assertion on…
Shell Oil Spill Allegedly Leaves Bayelsa Community Struggling with Severe Water Crisis
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,…
