Lagos Assembly Adopts Recommendations On Proposed Tertiary Hospitals
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday adopted recommendations of its Committee on Health Services for the proposed upgrade of some general hospitals to tertiary health institutions. Five general hospitals may benefit from the planned upgrade with…
Daughter of Late Dora Akunyili Named Chief Medical Officer in US
Ijeoma Akunyili, daughter of the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and ex-Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, has been named the Chief Medical Officer at Jersey City Medical Centre, an RWJBarnabas…
UN Appeal for Funds To Save 30m Malnourished Children
The United Nations on Thursday launched an appeal for funds to come to the aid “before it is too late” of 30 million children suffering from acute malnutrition in countries affected by the food crisis. “More than 30 million children…
Delta Now Medical Tourism Destination – Okowa
Governor of Delta State and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, said his administration had transformed health facilities in the state to topnotch level and were attracting patients from across the country. Okowa stated this…
Pope Benedict XVI Dies At 95
Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned from the Papacy in 2013, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. “With sorrow I inform you…
Demola Seriki: Lagos Speaker Grieves, Says A True Nigerian Gone
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the sudden demise of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Ademola Razaq Seriki, as shocking beyond description. Seriki, a former Minister of Defence in Nigeria, died at…
Netherlands To Support Nigeria’s Healthcare Systems
The Government of the Netherlands seeks to support Nigeria in strengthening its healthcare systems, to foster investments in Nigeria’s health sector and transfer capacity, expertise and best practices in line with its trade and aid policies. The News Agency of…
Oshodi-Isolo LG Boss, Oloyede Condoles Lagos Chief Of Staff, Tayo Ayinde Over Wife’s Death
The Executive Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo local government, Otunba Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede has sent a condolence message to the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Lagos State Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Tayo Ayinde on the death of his wife, Doyin….
Wife of Governor Sanwo-Olu’s Chief of Staff Dies 24hrs After Returning From UK
The Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Tayo Ayinde has lost his wife, Princess Railat Adedoyin Ojora, popularly known as Doyin Ojora. Doyin was reported to have died early Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria. She gave birth…
NPHCDA, Gavi Partnership Fast Tracking Primary Healthcare Development in Katsina – Mannir Yakubu
Katsina State Deputy Governor, QS Mannir Yakubu, has spoken on the state primary health care development at the second biannual review meeting of the Gavi Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on primary health care development in Nigeria. The MOU was signed…
SDP Presidential Candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo Prioritizes Pharmaceutical Industry Reforms
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Presidential Candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo has promised a reform in Nigeria’s Pharmaceutical industry if elected into power. Prince Adebayo spoke during the 95th Annual National Conference of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria on Thursday 3rd November…
