The Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Justice, Ethics, and Public Petitions has begun an inspection of communities affected by the Lagos State Government’s Water Pipeline Project in Ifo 2 Constituency. Residents have continued to complain about the serious damage the project is causing to their environment. The committee, led by its chairman, Oluseun Adesanya, visited Akute, Baale, Alausa, and Oke-Aro on Wednesday to see for themselves the level of damage caused by the ongoing works. The visit came after weeks of discussions and earlier meetings with stakeholders, including officials of the Lagos Water Corporation, the project contractor Salini…
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The Kwara State Government has announced that the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital in Ilorin is now fully working. According to the government, the facility will provide lifesaving support for patients in very serious conditions and also help health workers to deliver better and more advanced care. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam, made this known in a statement signed by the ministry’s Press Secretary, Saad Hamdalat, and shared with journalists on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital. Dr. El-Imam described the ICU as a big step forward for healthcare in the…
The President-elect of Rotary International, Yinka Babalola, has warned that Nigerian children are still at risk of polio if routine immunization is neglected. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Babalola explained that although Nigeria has been certified polio-free, vaccination coverage in the country remains very low. He stressed that no child is completely safe until routine immunization reaches the required level. “There are lessons from other countries where polio was eradicated. Children must continue to receive vaccines because, until there are no cases at all, the risk remains,” he said. Babalola noted that Nigeria needs at least…
The Ekiti State Government has praised Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) for its efforts in promoting healthy diets to reduce Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria. CAPPA is a group that campaigns for a healthy food environment and works to reduce the spread of deadly illnesses caused by poor diets. The group explained that eating ultra-processed foods and drinks that are high in fat, salt, and sugar — such as soft drinks, instant noodles, salty snacks, and fast foods — is a major cause of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart problems, stroke, and cancer. The Director General of the…
The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) has called for major reforms to strengthen traditional medicine in the country. It said Nigeria must learn from countries like China and India by supporting indigenous healing practices with proper training, documentation, and institutional backing. The agency made this call on Monday during a webinar held at its Lagos headquarters to mark African Traditional Medicine Day 2025. The annual event, celebrated on August 31, highlights the importance of traditional medicine in promoting health and well-being across Africa. This year’s programme included a health walk and a lecture with the theme: “Training and Documentation:…
A young resident doctor at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Oluwafemi Rotifa, has died after reportedly working non-stop for 72 hours in the hospital’s emergency unit. The sad incident has caused anger across the medical community. Rotifa, fondly called Femoski by friends, had gone to rest in the call room after three straight days on duty. He suddenly collapsed and was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit, but all efforts to save him failed. Reports said the late doctor was once President of the Port Harcourt University Medical Students’ Association. He had also just registered with the UK…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concern as more than one billion people globally are now living with mental health conditions, warning that services require urgent scale-up. In a report released on Tuesday, WHO noted that mental health challenges are affecting individuals, families, and entire nations, with anxiety and depression among the leading disorders. The agency stressed that mental health conditions remain the second leading cause of long-term disability, driving up healthcare costs for families and governments while costing the global economy an estimated $1 trillion annually in lost productivity. The findings are contained in two new publications —…
Governance and technology stakeholders have urged Nigeria to anchor its Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption on governance and strong enterprise leadership to compete effectively in the AI-driven global economy. The call was made on Tuesday in Lagos at the Centre for Enterprise Governance (CEG) Third Biennial Corporate Governance and Enterprise Development 2025 Conference, themed “Redefining Enterprise Leadership in a Changing Nigeria: Artificial Intelligence, Protectionism and Governance in Focus.” CEG Founder, Mr. Adeyinka Hassan, said that 78 per cent of companies worldwide had already adopted AI, with nearly half of them using it to harness big data. He warned that while the…
Ahead of the ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference 2025 (ELFIC2025), public health experts have called on African governments to adopt innovative financing models to support health research and vaccine development. The call was made during a preparatory webinar held on Wednesday, titled “Financing the Future: Integrating Vaccine R&D Preparedness into Sustainable Health Policy”, moderated by Ms. Oyeronke Oyebanji, Head of Lassa Engagement at CEPI. ELFIC2025, scheduled for September 8–11 in Abidjan under the theme “Beyond Borders: Strengthening Regional Cooperation to Combat Lassa Fever and Emerging Infectious Diseases,” seeks to reaffirm regional commitment, mobilise political will, and drive collective action against…
The CASCADE (Catalysing Strengthened Policy for Healthy Diets and Resilience) Project has established nutrition corners and gardens in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Jigawa State. The Project’s Health and Nutrition Technical Officer, Gara Alheri, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after facilitating a cooking demonstration for selected women at Harbo Tsohuwa PHC in Jahun LGA. CASCADE is jointly implemented in Nigeria by CARE International and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). Alheri explained that the initiative seeks to improve the nutritional intake of women of reproductive age and children under 15, with a particular…