Abuja: The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has described the Federal Government’s approval of comprehensive reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as an opportunity to reposition the scheme ‘to better respond to contempo…
Benin city: An audiologist at Capital Healthcare, Mrs. Akanchawa Emmanuel, has issued a cautionary message to Nigerians regarding the prolonged and high-volume use of earphones, emphasizing the risk of permanent hearing damage and other auditory healt…
Abuja: The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved a series of significant health initiatives amounting to approximately N93.9 billion to enhance healthcare delivery, disease control, and emergency medical services across Nigeria. This development wa…
Ilorin: Dr Oluwatosin Fakayode, the Director of Public Health at the Kwara Ministry of Health, has attributed approximately 60 percent of malaria cases to environmental factors. This revelation was made during the Kwara State Malaria Advocacy, Communi…
Abuja: The National Population Commission (NPC) has urged its newly inaugurated federal commissioners to strengthen preparations for Nigeria’s next population census and improve birth registration nationwide. NPC Chairman, Dr. Aminu Yusuf, emphasized …
Lagos: Prof. Adesoji Ademuyiwa, the Nigeria Hub Director of the National Institute for Health Research Global Surgery Unit (NIHR GSU), has highlighted the transformative impact the organization has had on surgical research, training, and patient care …
Abuja: Nigeria and other West African countries have renewed their commitment to ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV) by empowering male champions and traditional and religious leaders to transform harmful social norms and advance gender equality. The r…
Abuja: The Dahiru Bara’u Mangal Foundation says no fewer than 30,000 vulnerable patients have benefited from its free medical outreach programmes across Katsina State since 2018. A member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Hussaini Kabir, disclose…