Category: Health

AU Commission reaffirms commitment to creating enabling environment to eliminate TB, improve health       The AU Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to creating the enabling environment for sustained political will, needed to eliminate TB and improve the health of Africa’s people.   H.E. Amb. Minata Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social…

Train/Bus Accident: Lagos residents donate 300 units blood     By Florence Onuegbu   Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says Lagos residents donated over 300 units of blood to save lives of the train/bus accident victims.   Sanwo-Olu, on his Facebook page on Sunday, said that among others who were hospitalised, 53 patients had…

Lessons we learnt from COVID-19 pandemic – Moeti         By Vivian Ihechu       The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has highlighted some of the key lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic.   Moeti spoke at a session moderated by Dr Ebere Okereke, the Chief…

Association set to establish solid mineral plants in six geo-political zones       By Vivian Emoni   The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Thursday said the association would establish solid mineral plants in the six geopolitical zones of the country.   The Acting President of the association, Alhaji Musa Muhammad, said this in…

Customs Apapa presents 20 cartons of confiscated tramadol to NDLEA       By Chiazo Ogbolu   The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has handed-over 20 cartons of hard drugs to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Lagos.   The drugs were concealed as sweets in a 40ft container, while the…

  Osinbajo inaugurates 100-bed Maternal, Child Hospital in Ogun     By Abiodun Lawal   Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday officially inaugurated a 100-bed Mother and Child Hospital in Iperu-Remo, Ogun state.   The project is a collaboration between the Ogun Government and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable…

LASG empowers over 10,000    Some items distributed to vulnerable women through Lagos stae Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Micro-Enterprise Support Initiative (MESI) Some items distributed to vulnerable women through Lagos stae Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Micro-Enterprise Support Initiative (MESI)       By Kemi Akintokun   The…

Stakeholders advocate condom use for prevention of STI’s, unwanted pregnancy   By Justina Auta In commemoration of 2023 International Condom Day, stakeholders have called for the correct and consistent use of condoms for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) and unwanted pregnancy. The call was made on Monday, in Abuja, in commemoration of the…

Rotary Club donates birthing kits, wheelchairs, others to Maitama hospital   By Ruth Oketunde The Rotary Club of Abuja, Maitama District 9125, on Monday, donated birthing kits to 100 pregnant women at the Maitama District Hospital, Abuja. The club also donated two wheelchairs, one stretcher, medical consumables and renovated the accident/ emergency unit, as well…

Child Protection: Lagos engages parents on physical, sexual abuses By Florence Onuegbu The Lagos State Government on Saturday engaged 400 parents and caregivers from Education District 2 on the protection of children against physical, mental and sexual abuses. The engagement, held in Ikeja, was organised by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA),…