Maistrade Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited has launched a \$5 billion trust fund to help improve food production and education in Nigeria.
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Some people from Ohaji, an oil-rich community in Imo State, came out on Thursday to protest. They were angry about years of damage to their environment and the arrest of a youth leader named Obinna Nwagbo.
The National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Pharm. Ezeh Igwekamma, has expressed deep concern about the return of fake drugs in Nigeria. He said that more than half of the medicines being sold in the country today are either fake or of poor quality.
A group called the Coalition of Healthcare Professionals in Tertiary Education Institutions in Nigeria has sent a petition to the Federal Government. They are protesting what they call the “illegal and unfair” dismissal of a doctor named Ibikunle Olaniran, who used to work at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in Ogun State.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for an urgent investigation into what it says was the illegal appointment of Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye as Acting Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Yaba. The NMA is also upset that new doctors at the hospital haven’t been paid.
The doctors’ group at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has warned that the hospital might soon stop working completely.
Mrs Oghogho Musa, the President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), is championing a call to action for improved self-care and health consciousness among the spouses of military personnel.
The Connecting Communities and Heritages against Climate Change: Act for Action (CCHCC) project has reaffirmed its commitment to grassroots capacity building and empowerment in the fight against climate change.
Resident doctors at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, have announced a one-week warning strike starting Monday, July 7, 2025. They are protesting the non-payment of salaries for new doctors and say the hospital’s management is making things worse.
Edo State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, gave an update about the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state. He said there are 137 confirmed cases and 24 people have died from the disease.