As fragmentation within the healthcare sector persists, Mrs Njide Ndili, Country Director of PharmAccess Foundation, has urged community pharmacists to embrace digital systems to better connect with other health professionals. Ndili made the call while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Continuing Education Conference organised by the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Lagos Chapter, on Tuesday. The three-day conference has the theme: “Advancing Community Pharmacy Practice through Technology.” She noted that community pharmacists are central to the healthcare system, serving as the first point of care, yet remain largely underutilised. “Community pharmacists are a central pillar in…
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The Kwara State Government has expressed displeasure over the lackadaisical attitude of some council chairmen toward routine immunisation of children in their areas. The Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, expressed the government’s concern at the first quarterly meeting of the Kwara State Taskforce on Immunisation on Tuesday in Ilorin. Alabi, reacting to reports of poor support from the councils, said the government would not tolerate such an attitude from any quarter. He said the state would continue to give routine immunisation and primary healthcare the highest priority. The deputy governor commended the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency for its activities,…
The Lagos State Government has called for increased agro-investment partnerships to boost the sector’s value chain. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made the call in his address at the Fairtrade Messe Agrofood Fair. It was reported that the 11th edition of the fair, West Africa’s annual business platform for the agrofood industry, began on Tuesday at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos. The fair, organised by Fairtrade Messe in collaboration with its local partner, Modion Communications, attracted agrofood stakeholders from across the world. The Netherlands is the Guest of Honour…
The Oyo State Government has phased out large waste bins placed along major roads and marketplaces as part of efforts to improve the state’s image. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Ademola Aderinto, made this known on Tuesday at the inauguration of the Oyo SSS (Oyo Sọrọ Soke S’ita) whistle-blower scheme in Oluyole Local Government Area. Aderinto said the bins, which are emptied daily at a cost running into millions of naira, had become a permanent eyesore. “It is not befitting of our image. The money spent evacuating them could fund infrastructural development, health, and education,” he said.…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services using innovative diagnostics, including point-of-care tests and tongue swabs. In a statement on Tuesday, WHO highlighted that these portable, low-cost tests bring TB diagnosis closer to patients, delivering results in under an hour and enabling quicker treatment initiation. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the new tools are transformative, allowing fast and accurate TB diagnosis, saving lives, curbing transmission, reducing costs, and potentially enabling testing for other diseases like HIV, mpox, and HPV. “WHO recommends using tongue swabs for patients…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday arraigned a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna over alleged severance pay fraud and suspicious foreign currency deposits. El-Rufai was docked alongside his co-defendant, Joel Adoga, on 10 counts bordering on alleged violations of Nigeria’s anti-money laundering laws. According to the ICPC, the charges involve alleged inflated severance payments amounting to N579.7 million as well as fraudulent dollar-denominated deposits totalling $817,900 allegedly received by the former governor. The commission accused the defendants of engaging in financial transactions that contravened existing anti-corruption and money…
The Labour Party (LP) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, effectively ruling out aspirants from Northern Nigeria from contesting for the position on its platform. The Chairman of the party’s National Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja after a consultative meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Usman said the decision was part of the party’s strategy to provide clarity for prospective aspirants ahead of the next general elections. She stated, “We have one certain decision that we have taken. That is to say that we will certainly not field any aspirant from…
Airtel Africa has announced a major milestone in its collaboration with SpaceX, following the successful testing of data and messaging services with Starlink Mobile. The test demonstrates the potential of satellite-powered connectivity to extend mobile coverage to areas beyond the reach of traditional terrestrial networks. During the trial phase, users with 4G smartphones were able to seamlessly connect to Starlink’s constellation of 650 satellites in locations where conventional mobile signals were unavailable. This enabled access to light-data applications such as WhatsApp calling, Facebook Messenger, and financial transactions via the Airtel app, highlighting the practical use cases of the service in underserved and remote…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday unveiled the draft 2026 Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, did the unveiling at the consultative meeting with leaders of political parties on the review of INEC Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties in Abuja. Amupitan said that the review became necessary following the enactment of the Electoral Act 2026. According to him, Nigeria cannot navigate a 2027 horizon using a 2022 map. Amupitan called on political parties to take special note of Clause 40(4) & (5) of the draft regulation…
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has called on women in the state to exercise caution while handling cooking gas, stoves, and firewood in their daily activities. The governor gave the advice on Monday evening while commiserating with Mande Maigona of the Gidan Igwai area, whose house was gutted by fire last week, resulting in the death of one of his aides, Habibu. Aliyu reminded women that extra caution must always be observed when handling gas cylinders and other inflammable materials, which have often been responsible for fire outbreaks in many communities. He described the inferno that razed Mande Maigona’s house…