The Lagos State Government says it plans to fully digitalise the state’s public healthcare system within the next six to nine months as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery and data management. This was disclosed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, during the launch of the Data Science and Medical Image Analysis Training for Improved Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria (DATICAN) and a High Performance Computing Facility at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. According to Abayomi, the state government has already commenced the Smart Health Information Platform (SHIP), an initiative designed to digitise healthcare services across public health facilities. Abayomi said the digitalisation project covers the…
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MSC Group has signed a 45-year concession agreement with Nigerdock to develop a state-of-the-art container terminal within Snake Island Port (SIP) in Lagos, and finalized an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with ITB Nigeria Ltd. and DEME Group to develop it. The project forms part of the Group’s investment in Nigeria’s infrastructure and logistics sector, totaling over USD 1 billion. The terminal is designed to have a 910-meter Quay able to use Ship to Shore (STS) cranes and Mobile Harbor Cranes (MHC) serving both deep-sea vessels and barges. The design also considers an initial dredging depth of -16.5 m Chart…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced plans to release 400 million barrels of oil to ease the global supply shortage. IEA’s Executive Director, Fatih Birol, announced this on Wednesday during a broadcast monitored by Nairametrics. The IEA chief said this followed a unanimous agreement by member countries after disruptions caused by the United States-Israeli war against Iran. Birol said the IEA would be launching what he called the largest oil release in the agency’s 50-year history. “Dear colleagues, as a result of the discussions among IEA members, I can now announce that IEA countries have unanimously decided to launch the largest ever release of emergency oil stocks…
The Federal Government has suspended the issuance of petrol import licences for a second consecutive month as local refining capacity increasingly meets domestic demand. The development follows data released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), showing that most petrol supplied in Nigeria in February came from local refineries. The move signals the government’s push to enforce provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), which allow imports only when domestic refining capacity falls short. The decision is also seen as a boost for local refiners, particularly Dangote Refinery, which had previously challenged petrol import licences issued by…
Stakeholders in Kaduna on Thursday said cooperative farm hubs, mentorship programmes and improved access to land are practical measures to accelerate women’s participation in agriculture. They highlighted these measures at a policy dialogue organized to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026 in Kaduna. It was reported that discussions at the dialogue focused on strategies for implementing the Kaduna State Gender Policy in Agriculture 2026–2030. The event was organized under the Policy and Agricultural Systems Strengthening (PASS) project, supported by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), with technical assistance from Synergos. The Commissioner for Youth Development, Gloria Ibrahim,…
Nigeria’s spending on the importation of food and beverage products surged to N7.65 trillion in 2025, highlighting the country’s increasing reliance on foreign food supplies amid rising domestic demand and structural challenges in the agricultural sector. The figures are based on the latest Foreign Trade Statistics report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report indicates that the imports consist of both primary food products and processed food items, which are used for industrial production as well as household consumption. Nigeria’s food import bill in 2025 was largely driven by the importation of both primary and processed food products used across industries…
The wife of the Umar Namadi, Governor of Jigawa State, Hadiza Umar, has strongly condemned the diversion and sale of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) meant for treating severely malnourished children. Umar expressed her concern when the State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Ahmad Tijjani, led a team comprising representatives of UNICEF, the Jigawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (JSPHCDA), and media organizations on an advocacy visit to her office in Dutse. “It is disturbing that the RUTF provided by the state government and partners for the treatment of severely malnourished children is being sold in local…
The Federal Government says Nigeria has received Long-Acting Injectable Lenacapavir for HIV prevention, marking a new step in the country’s efforts to reduce new infections. The development was disclosed by Adebobola Bashorun, Director and National Coordinator of the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He explained that the injectable drug, known as Lenacapavir (LEN), arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday and will be used as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for people at risk of HIV infection. The NASCP coordinator said the introduction of…
A baseline survey on sexual harassment in Nigerian public tertiary institutions has revealed that 70 per cent of female students and 30 per cent of male students have experienced at least one form of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on campus. The survey also showed that 63 per cent of female staff and 37 per cent of male staff reported similar experiences. The findings were presented during the unveiling of the report conducted by the Alliances for Africa (AfA) in collaboration with the Centre for Gender Studies, Kaduna State University as part of activities marking International Women’s Day 2026. Presenting the report,…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would release strategic oil reserves to stabilise rapidly rising prices, adding that the reserves would be replenished afterwards. “We’ll do that, and then we’ll fill it up,” Trump told news station Local 12 on Wednesday, saying the move would push prices down. The International Energy Agency (IEA) had earlier announced it would release a record amount of oil onto global markets. The 32 member countries, including the United States, will release a total of 400 million barrels of crude, according to an IEA statement. The U.S. Department of Energy said it plans to release…