The Nasarawa State Government says Akwanga will soon host a major trauma and research centre as part of the ongoing expansion of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital. The government disclosed this during an inspection tour of projects by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team across Benue and Nasarawa states. The five-day tour was led by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesperson, to inspect infrastructure projects. Speaking at the site in Akwanga, Dr Esala Abene, the hospital’s pioneer Chief Medical Director (CMD), said the hospital’s development was being implemented in three phases. According to him, the first phase is currently under construction…
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An innovation policy researcher, Dr Abel Shagu, has urged Nigerian researchers to embrace frugal innovation, alternative funding and partnerships to move ideas from laboratories to markets. Shagu said this during an interview with reporters in Abuja on Tuesday. He said researchers could overcome persistent commercialisation barriers by developing affordable prototypes suited to local conditions. He told reporters they could achieve this while also exploring fintech-driven funding mechanisms, including crowdfunding, to reduce dependence on traditional financing channels. He said cross-border partnerships with development organisations such as the European Union, USAID and GIZ could provide Nigerian innovators with technical support, international exposure…
Residents of Rorau community in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa State have initiated a communal savings scheme to help households meet emergency healthcare expenses and reduce delays in seeking medical attention. Members of the community contribute small amounts of money regularly into the savings scheme, with the funds made available to households during emergencies. Some of the residents told reporters on Tuesday in Kazaure that the scheme was providing an alternative source of financial support to families that might be struggling to raise money for medical treatment at short notice. A resident, Ms Shamsiya Hadi, said the initiative helped…
The Nasarawa State Government says it is constructing a flyover at Total Junction, Keffi, to curb recurring crashes that have claimed 225 lives. The government disclosed this during an inspection tour of projects by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team across Benue and Nasarawa states. The five-day tour was led by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesperson, to inspect infrastructure projects. Wada Mohammed, Managing Director of the Nasarawa State Urban Development Agency (NSUDA), said the flyover would be completed by the end of 2026. Mohammed said the project became necessary because the Abuja-Keffi road had recorded frequent crashes due to…
The Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board (KSPHCMB) says it has begun using data from the Integrated Supportive Supervision (ISS) for its annual plan and facility development. The ISS Coordinator, Sagir Muhammad, disclosed this on Monday at a two-day Media Engagement Workshop organised by the International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) for selected journalists in Kano. The workshop is designed to equip journalists with skills to amplify and frame narratives on Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) accountability scorecards using evidence-based insights from ISS and PHC-FAT findings. Muhammad said the use of ISS data had resulted in significant improvement in…
The National Population Commission (NPC) says targeted birth registration efforts have reached more than 14.5 million children across Nigeria. The commission stated this in a joint statement with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The statement was issued on Monday in Abuja to commemorate the 2026 Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day. The theme for the 2026 Africa CRVS Day is “New CRVS Decade (2026-2036): Consolidating the Gains of the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS) and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), acting for the Debt Management Office (DMO), will hold a ₦700 billion primary-market auction of Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTB) on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The move comes one week after the CBN withdrew a similarly sized ₦700 billion NTB auction scheduled for August 5, citing the need to avoid overheating liquidity conditions. Auction structure and key dates The August 12 session will offer three tenors under a Dutch auction system, with bids submitted electronically via the CBN’s S4 Web Interface between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. 91-day NTB: ₦100 billion 182-day NTB:…
Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat says the state requires a larger budget to meet its growing infrastructure needs, citing rising costs and rapid population growth as major pressures. Hamzat made this known while featuring on a Fresh FM radio programme monitored by reporters in Lagos on Monday. He said that although the government was investing heavily in key sectors, available resources remained inadequate to address the scale of demand. He identified transport, housing, healthcare and education as critical areas requiring sustained and expanded funding. “Resources available to the government remain inadequate compared with the scale of infrastructure needs across Lagos,”…
Medical experts have called for improved availability and access to medical oxygen in hospitals across the country to address persistent gaps in Nigeria’s medical oxygen value chain. The experts made the call on Monday in Abakaliki during the First Stakeholders’ Engagement Event and Co-Creation Workshop on the Medical Oxygen Economy. The workshop was organised by the EQUI-RESP Africa Research Project and hosted by the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS) in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The programme was supported by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and brought together stakeholders…
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has opened applications for journalists to participate in a two-month project aimed at strengthening ethical and solutions-focused reporting on HIV and Tuberculosis (TB). AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy Manager, Mr Steve Aborisade, announced the initiative in a statement issued on Monday in Lokoja. The programme, titled “HIV and TB Media Reporting Project: Amplify the Response,” will run from September to October 2026 across the FCT and Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Cross River, Kogi and Nasarawa states. According to AHF, at least seven journalists will be selected to produce two in-depth, human-centred stories each during the…