The Federal Government says it has advanced plans to establish the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS) to strengthen military healthcare services. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja by Folasade Boriowo, Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education. Boriowo said the initiative would also address manpower shortages within the Armed Forces and expand Nigeria’s overall medical training capacity. She quoted the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, as disclosing this development at a high-level meeting with the Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, and other stakeholders.…
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has pledged to partner with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on policy alignment to reform cooperatives and the National Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by a NAICOM delegation on Friday in Abuja. Abdullahi said partnership, cooperation, and policy alignment were critical to national development. He said insurance for cooperative societies was essential, in line with global best practices. According to him, this must be done without losing the cooperative identity in terms of its…
Learnstar, an edutainment and e-learning platform, aims to institutionalize the creative economy by uniting corporate, policymakers, investors, educators, and creators within a single ecosystem. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kshitij Sainani, disclosed this at the Learnstar Creative Summit held on Friday in Lagos. Sainani said Learnstar is built as infrastructure for the creative economy — not just courses or celebrity content — but structured pathways to professional growth. “Now, the issue and the challenge for creatives and corporate is that there is capital from the corporate side, but they do not know who to back in the creative space. “We…
Some experts have said that artificial intelligence in Nigeria must be designed to serve local needs, protect African values, and drive real socio-economic development. They spoke at the InnovateAI 2026 Conference held in Lagos on Friday. The theme of the event was “Responsible AI Beyond Innovation.” The Chief Executive Officer of Future Software Resources Ltd., Nkemdilim Begho, said responsible AI should go beyond copying foreign regulations and global standards. She said Nigeria and Africa must first ask how AI truly serves their people and reflects their realities. “When we think about AI in Nigeria or in a broader African context,…
Kashifu Abdullahi, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), on Friday called for deliberate efforts to build responsible and sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that reflect Nigeria’s values, culture, and laws. Abdullahi made the call in a keynote address delivered virtually at the InnovateAI 2026 Conference held in Lagos, themed: “Responsible AI Beyond Innovation.” The conference, now in its third edition, was organized by AI in Nigeria. While noting that AI has brought remarkable advancements to humanity, including improved medical diagnostics and faster disease detection, the NITDA boss said it also poses significant ethical and social risks. He…
Traditional leaders in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State have pledged to sanction residents who engage in open defecation to improve sanitation and healthcare outcomes. The District Head of Gurumpawo, Hammantukur Gisilanbe, gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen during a field visit on access to safe water under the Accelerated Sanitation and Water for All (ASWA III) project on Friday in Ganye. The project is funded by the Government of the Netherlands and implemented by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) units. Hammantukur said the intervention had helped residents appreciate…
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, on Friday disclosed that the Federal Government has provided free drugs for indigent patients at the hospital. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, made this known at a news conference in Lagos. Adeyemo said the drugs were mainly for the treatment of hypertension, diabetes, and infections. He explained that the drugs, which have an expiry date of 2028, were specifically intended for Nigerians who cannot readily afford their medications. According to him, the objective is to enhance access to equitable healthcare. He emphasized that the drugs were strictly for…
Lagos’ cholera response received a major boost as the Japanese Government handed over a new shipment of emergency medical supplies and preparedness items to the state government. Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Health, said in a statement on Friday that the donation aimed to prevent a recurrence of the devastating 2024 cholera outbreak in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, described the Japanese intervention as “immense and timely,” noting that the consumables would support not only cholera management but also other diarrhoeal diseases. Abayomi, represented by Dr. Ismail Abudus-Salam,…
The Abia State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Cliff Agbaeze, says the state government is collaborating with CSS Farms, Nasarawa, to establish an integrated, mechanized farm in the state. The ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Oluchi Franklin-Oji, disclosed this in a statement issued in Umuahia and made available to newsmen on Friday. Franklin-Oji stated that the initiative marked a significant move by the government to enhance food security and drive agricultural industrialization in the state. The statement added that the initiative aimed to create a robust agricultural ecosystem that would promote large-scale farming and agribusiness in the state. It further disclosed…
Diplomats, Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs), and school pupils have called for inclusive and responsible development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ensure that no one is left behind in Nigeria’s digital transformation. They made the call at the InnovateAI 2026 Conference held in Lagos on Friday, where speakers emphasized cross-border collaboration, accessibility, and youth inclusion as critical pillars for sustainable AI growth. The conference, in its third edition and organized by AI in Nigeria, was themed “Responsible AI: Beyond Innovation.” The Ambassador of Taiwan to Nigeria, Yih Ping-Liu, said the country’s rise from a resource-poor nation to a global leader…