Tom Garba, a former APC frontline aspirant for Lere West Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, has reaffirmed his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging to deploy his campaign structure to mobilise support for the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Garba committed while addressing hundreds of APC supporters, grassroots politicians and party loyalists at a gathering in Garun Kurama, where he also provided cash support to some party members and less-privileged residents. He said his decision to support the APC remained firm despite failing to secure the party’s ticket, stressing that his loyalty to…
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Dr Lekan Ogunlowo, Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Care Hospital, Ibadan, has attributed the rising number of young Nigerians diagnosed with diabetes to unhealthy lifestyle habits, including the use of harmful substances. He stated this in an interview with reporters on Wednesday in Ibadan. According to him, worsening social habits among young people remain a major concern in the growing prevalence of the disease. He noted, however, that improved medical knowledge and advanced technology have contributed to an increased detection rate of diabetes cases that previously remained undiagnosed. He explained that diabetes is a chronic disease that develops over time…
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Middle Belt Forum, MBF, and Northern Christians on Tuesday disagreed over President Bola Tinubu’s claim that Northern Nigeria remained the biggest beneficiary of his economic reforms. While the ACF and MBF described the President’s claim as surreal and cynical, saying his policies had made the North the poverty capital of Nigeria, Northern Christians disagreed, saying Tinubu was doing better than the late Muhammadu Buhari and insisting that the North was benefiting from the reforms of the present government. President Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC), had restated that the removal of fuel subsidy by…
Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Lagos State, has launched a ₦250 million fundraising campaign to procure critical medical equipment and improve healthcare delivery. The campaign was unveiled on Tuesday during the hospital’s 2026 Donors’ Appreciation Day, themed “Your Giving, Their Hope and Healing.” Medical Director Dr Akinyele Akinlade said the initiative would strengthen services while making treatment more accessible to vulnerable residents. Akinlade, who assumed leadership in May, said management had introduced clinical and operational improvements to meet rising patient demand. “We have procured a modern electrocardiogram machine with a dedicated technician,” he said. He explained that the equipment had brought…
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.…
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…