At the 22nd edition of the Aret Adams Memorial Lecture Series held in Lagos, industry veterans issued a passionate call for the revival of merit-based leadership, capacity development, and institutional integrity in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Speaking at the…
LASG Reaffirms Commitment to Reducing Maternal, Newborn Mortality – Hosts Dissemination Meeting on CEmONC Assessment Findings
Partners with Federal Ministry of Health, Jhpiego, SWAp, Stakeholders to Address Service Gaps In a move to boost maternal and newborn survival in Lagos, stakeholders in the health sector converged today, May 15, 2025, for the dissemination of findings…
Petrobras Seeks Return To Nigeria’s Oil Sector
Petrobras, the state oil company of Brazil, is seeking to re-enter Nigeria’s oil sector, with a specific interest in frontier deepwater acreage. As the economic reforms of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu take root, the company, which had…
LAGOS Launches Swift Project To Boost Women’s Access To Family Planning Services
‘Supporting Women’s Increased Access to Family Planning Through Pharmacies and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors’
Federal Government Establishes Forest Guards to Reclaim National Forests
In a bold move to strengthen national security and reclaim Nigeria’s forest reserves from criminal elements, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a specialized Forest Guard Unit and the immediate commencement of its recruitment. The initiative targets…
Education not an expenditure, but a vital investment – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that education, from pre-school to tertiary level, should not be seen as an expenditure, but as a vital investment. Ms Christian Munduate, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, made the assertion at the launching of…
UN Migration Agency Helping Migrants in the US Return Home Voluntarily
The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries. In a statement on Monday, the UN agency said it is supporting Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR)…
International Nurses Day: Nurse-Led Team Honored for Bringing Dignified Care and Support To Terminally Ill Patients on Hospital Ship in Africa
In Partnership With the DAISY Foundation™, the Global Mercy™ Nursing Team Receives Inaugural Mercy Ships DAISY Team Award for Transformative End-of-Life Care The compassionate care of a team of palliative care nurses from the United States and the Netherlands…
NCS Refutes Claims of Distributing Contaminated Rice Seized in Seme
By Raji Rasak The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dismissed the allegation of releasing poisoned rice seized from smugglers, which had reportedly resulted in multiple deaths in the town. The spokesman for the command,…
Codix Bio Becomes First WHO H-TAP Partner Factory in Nigeria, Boosting Local Healthcare Manufacturing
(From L-R) The National Coordinator, Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value chain (PVAC), Dr Abdu Mukhtar; Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori; Non-Executive Director, Codix Holding Company, Mr. Tobi Ogunjimi; Chairman of…
