The President of the Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), Prof. Abidemi Omonisi, has called for stronger policies, financing and health systems to improve childhood cancer care in Nigeria. Omonisi made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, emphasising the need to ensure children are not left behind in Nigeria’s cancer-control response. He said the society was supporting the implementation of the Nigeria National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) 2026–2030, particularly measures addressing the needs of vulnerable populations, including children. “Childhood cancer remains a critical public health concern, affecting children, families and communities across Nigeria.…
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The Assembly of Health Care Professionals in Katsina State says its members will begin a seven-day warning strike from midnight on 8 September over unresolved demands. The assembly announced this in a notice jointly signed on Tuesday in Katsina by its Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Balange, and the chairmen and secretaries of three other unions. They comprised the Health Workers Union of Nigeria, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, the Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria, and the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria. The notice, addressed to the State Head of Service, followed the expiration…
Prof. Kola Anigo, a nutrition expert, has advocated an integrated approach combining Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS), dietary improvement, food fortification and stronger community engagement to tackle anaemia among pregnant women. Anigo, National Coordinator of the Academic and Research Network, Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (ARN-SUNN), made the call in Abuja during a media roundtable organised by Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN). He discussed the technical implications of scaling up MMS through routine antenatal care (ANC). Anigo explained that anaemia should not be viewed solely as an iron-deficiency condition, noting that inadequate diets, food insecurity and infections also contributed…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new emergency guidance limiting the use of the licensed Ervebo vaccine during outbreaks of Bundibugyo virus disease to research protocols only. The organisation made this known in a statement on Tuesday, saying the guidance followed an extraordinary meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation held on 19 August 2026. WHO said Ervebo should currently be used against Bundibugyo virus only within a research protocol to generate evidence on its effectiveness, rather than through broader routine outbreak vaccination. According to the organisation, a ring vaccination randomised controlled trial would be the…
Nigeria’s broad money supply expanded to N138.78 trillion in July 2026, despite the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) maintaining a tight monetary policy stance aimed at controlling inflation and managing liquidity. The latest monetary statistics from the CBN show that the M3 money supply rose by 16% year-on-year, from N119.89 trillion recorded in July 202 On a month-on-month basis, money supply increased by N5.52 trillion, or 4.14%, from N133.25 trillion in June. Broad money, or M3, covers currency outside banks, demand deposits, savings and time deposits, as well as foreign-currency deposits. Foreign assets drive expansion The July increase was accompanied…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says the AGROMEQA Expo will promote mechanisation, technology transfer and investment to strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural productivity and agro-export competitiveness. Chief Emeka Obegolu, President of the ACCI, disclosed this at a news conference on the Agricultural Mechanisation and Export of Quality Products in Africa (AGROMEQA) Expo 2026 on Tuesday in Abuja. Obegolu, represented by Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, the First Deputy President of the ACCI, said the expo would be jointly organised by the Agricultural Trade Group and JMT Plus Farms and Agro-Allied, in collaboration with the ACCI. He said the initiative was designed…
The Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA) has empowered 50,000 farmers with agricultural inputs and other support items to boost farming and improve livelihoods in northern states. The beneficiaries are drawn from Kano, Jigawa and Bauchi states. The Managing Director of the Authority, Dr Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, presented the items to the beneficiaries on Tuesday in Kano at an event attended by various farmers’ groups. The items distributed included solar-powered water pumping machines fitted with three 300-watt solar panels, petrol-powered water pumps, harrowing machines and other agricultural support materials. Sulaiman-Bichi said the intervention was aimed at assisting farmers to improve irrigation…
The Federal Government has commenced the first phase of its national Audience Measurement System (AMS) in Lagos, following the June 2026 unveiling of the Digital Switch Over (DSO). The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Mohammed Idris, said this during a media conference on the rollout of AMS on Tuesday in Lagos. Idris, who was represented by the Director-General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr Olalekan Fadolapo, said credible audience data would strengthen Nigeria’s broadcast industry. He said the system would provide reliable information on who watched television, what they watched and when they watched it.…
The Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital has pledged stronger collaboration with the University of Calabar (UniCal) to enhance clinical training, practical exposure and professional development opportunities for nursing and midwifery students. The hospital’s Commander, Commodore Ahmadu Mohammed, made the pledge during a courtesy visit to Prof. Alberta Nsemo, Head of UniCal’s Department of Nursing Science, on Tuesday at the university’s Calabar campus. Mohammed said the visit was aimed at appreciating the department and university management for their commitment to producing competent nurses and midwives who support Nigeria’s healthcare system effectively and sustainably. He said the hospital was prepared to deepen its…
The Ogun Government has issued a fresh flood alert ahead of the second phase of the 2026 rainy season, advising residents in vulnerable communities to relocate to safer locations. Mr Ola Oresanya, the Commissioner for Environment, gave the alert in a statement made available to reporters in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Oresanya explained that the warning followed a forecast by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) identifying Ogun among states expected to experience heavy rainfall during the year. The commissioner said the first phase of the rainy season, which ran from mid-March to July, witnessed intense rainfall and isolated flash floods in…