By OBI DAVIES THE Federal Government has cautioned that the growing demand for ponmo is threatening the country’s leather industry, valued at $2.79 billion in 2024 and projected to reach $4.96 billion by 2033. Speaking at a national campaign in Abuja, RMRDC Director-General, Prof. Nnanyelugo Ikemounso, said diverting hides for food limits raw materials for […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge (SAN), has praised the West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) for its efforts to combat hospital malnutrition and raise nutrition awareness nationwide. He gave the commendation during a visit by WASPEN Founder and President, Dr. Teresa Isichei Pounds, who briefed him […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM THE Federal Government has announced a 60 per cent increase in the national health budget as part of President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to enhance healthcare delivery and address workforce challenges. Speaking at the 2025 Joint Annual Health Sector Review in Abuja, Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH THE Federal Government says it is strengthening Nigeria’s digital infrastructure to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the health system for improved service delivery, data sharing, and disease surveillance. Dr. Leke Ojewale, Senior Technical Advisor to the Coordinating Minister of Health on Digital Health, disclosed this in Abuja at a capacity-building workshop […]
BY GLORY UGOBA The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to introduce mandatory drug testing across schools, workplaces, and political institutions as part of a national campaign to curb drug abuse. In an open letter released on Thursday in Kaduna, the National President of NYCN, Isah […]
By DIANA CHUKWUKA & STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH Wards deserted as resident doctors vow to continue indefinite action until demands are met HOSPITALS across Nigeria have been thrown into disarray as the indefinite strike by resident doctors entered full swing, leaving thousands of patients unattended and forcing families to seek medical help elsewhere. From Lagos to […]
By ANITA KNIGHT A court in China has ordered a school to compensate a family after their teenage daughter developed a temporary psychotic disorder allegedly triggered by a horror movie shown in class. The incident, which occurred in Hangzhou, Guangxi Province, dates back to October 2023 when a teacher on leave left students under substitute […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS IN a major step toward combating rising cancer cases in northern Nigeria, the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has provided free breast cancer screening for 100 women and adolescent girls in the Dungal community of Bauchi Local Government Area. The exercise, held on Thursday, formed part of MWAN’s broader cancer awareness […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM A new report by BudgIT, a leading civic tech non-profit, has revealed that only seven Nigerian states implemented more than 80% of their health budgets in 2024, despite significant increases in government revenues. According to the 2025 State of States Report, themed “A Decade of Subnational Fiscal Analysis,” only […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH THE Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has once again raised the alarm over the federal government’s failure to meet long-standing financial obligations to the nation’s doctors and other health workers. This time, the figure is staggering—₦38 billion in accumulated allowances, spanning over a decade of neglect, bureaucratic inertia, and broken […]