Health

The WFD is commemorated every October 16 as a global action to strengthen international and national solidarity in the fight to end poverty, malnutrition, and hunger. ood experts on Thursday called for multi-sectoral collaboration to strengthen the nation’s food system and ensure food safety to guide against diseases. The experts...

Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), has increase funding for the renovation of health care centres across the territory, it was learnt on Wednesday.  The Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolape Fasawe made this known in Abuja at the matriculation of students of the FCT School of Nursing,...

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has launched the Kaduna State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (KADSEMSAS) to strengthen emergency healthcare delivery and ensure citizens have timely access to life-saving medical interventions. Speaking at the inauguration yesterday, Sani described the initiative as a landmark step in his administration’s commitment to...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has recorded another milestone under the leadership of Comrade Grace Ike, following the successful facilitation of free eye surgery for former Council Chairman, Comrade Ndamadu Sule, at the renowned Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja. The surgery, which took place on August 28, 2025,...

The management of Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja, has refuted claims that it delayed a critical medical procedure due to incomplete payment, stating that no surgery was scheduled and the hospital does not offer stem cell therapy. This clarification follows media reports suggesting that the hospital declined a life-saving intervention due to...

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has called off its strike, according to the Minister of Health, Ali Pate. Pate disclosed this to journalists on Friday after a closed-door meeting with the union’s leadership, stating that the decision came after both parties reached key agreements. However, the...

The Federal Government has launched investigation into a viral video showing a patient at the emergency unit of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja, where medical personnel appeared indifferent and cited inadequate manpower and medical supplies for delayed attention. It also promised to make the outcome of the investigation public. In...

To engender good governance, Nigerians are desirous of continuity in programmes and policies. Indeed, annual budgets are becoming meaningless where successive administrations prefer new schemes rather than combining inherited programmes. But the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, under Barrister Nyesom Wike is showing a good example in the management of...

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has extended its free eye care outreach, “Saudi Noor Ophthalmic,” to Lagos State. The programme is currently underway at Gbagada General Hospital from May 20 to 27, 2025, offering comprehensive eye care services at no cost to the public. In a statement...

A non-profit organisation, Cido Asthma Foundation, has called for greater use of inhalers in treating asthma, warning that tablets and injections could have harmful side effects. The foundation’s Medical Director, Dr. Wisdom Okeze, made the call during an event marking World Asthma Day in Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area...