HOSPITALS across Nigeria were thrown into chaos on Friday as resident doctors under the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on a five-day nationwide warning strike, crippling services and leaving patients in limbo. The strike, which commenced at 8:00 a.m. on 12 September, is scheduled to run until 16 September, following the expiration of […]
MINISTER of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has reaffirmed her commitment to enhancing the welfare of ministry staff and strengthening service delivery to women and vulnerable groups across Nigeria. In a statement released Thursday by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Jonathan Eze, the Minister addressed concerns raised during a recent staff protest […]
NIGERIA has taken a major step toward improving healthcare and reducing dependence on imported medicines. The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with China’s Shanghai Haiqi Industrial Company Ltd. to establish the country’s first local insulin manufacturing plant. The deal, announced in Abuja on Thursday by Dr. […]
THE National Orientation Agency (NOA) has renewed calls for greater awareness and collective action to tackle rising cases of suicide in Nigeria. Speaking in Dutse, Jigawa State, during the commemoration of the 2025 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), the state director of NOA, Ahmad Tijjani, stressed the importance of breaking the stigma surrounding mental health. […]
By Sunny A. David, Awka THE former First Lady of Anambra State, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, has enrolled more than 100 persons living with sickle cell disorder (PLWSCD) into the Anambra State Health Insurance Scheme (ASHIA), in a move aimed at easing their financial burden and improving access to healthcare. The announcement was made by Mrs. […]
Dr. Richard Ajayi, entrepreneur and healthcare advocate, has warned that Nigeria’s healthcare system is on the brink of collapse unless urgent and bold structural reforms are implemented. Speaking in an interview on Sunday in Abuja, Ajayi lamented the country’s poor investment in health, noting that Nigeria allocates less than six per cent of its national […]
THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Community Pharmacy has adopted a ground-breaking proposal from Nigeria’s Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) during the 83rd FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, held from 31st August to 3rd September 2025. At the heart of this milestone was Pharm. Ambrose Igwekamma Ezeh, National Chairman of ACPN, […]
ROTARY Foundation, the charitable arm of Rotary International, says it has expended 33.5 million dollars on humanitarian projects in Nigeria in the past three years. Mr. Olayinka Babalola, the organisation’s newly selected President-elect, disclosed this during a media conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Babalola, who will assume office as the global President of Rotary […]
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) said more than one billion people are living with mental health disorders according to a new data released. The organisation said in a statement on Tuesday that the conditions are anxiety and depression, inflicting immense human and economic tolls, adding that the services require urgent scale-up. “While many countries […]
THE Anambra State Government has commissioned a state-of-the-art Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen Production Plant at the Enugwu Ukwu General Hospital in Njikoka Local Government Area, to enhance healthcare delivery. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, described the initiative as a critical step towards strengthening the healthcare system by ensuring a steady and […]