Health
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Resident Doctors suspend planned strike amid stakeholder engagements
By Folasade Akpan Abuja, Jan. 11, 2026 The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the planned resumption of…
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NSA monitoring medical negligence allegations surrounding Adichie’s son
By Oluwafunke Ishola Lagos, Jan. 10, 2026 The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists (NSA) says it is monitoring allegations of medical…
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Nestlé Nigeria reassures of infant formula safety
By Lilian U. Okoro Lagos, Jan. 9, 2026 Nestlé Nigeria Plc has clarified that its infant formula sold in the…
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FMC Umuahia resident doctors to join nationwide strike
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, Jan. 9, 2026 The Association of Resident Doctors at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia has announced…
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FMC Abeokuta resident doctors to begin total strike Monday
By Abiodun Lawal Abeokuta, Jan. 8, 2025 The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, has announced…
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Chevron donates 2 ambulances to Yobe Govt.
By Nabilu Balarabe Damaturu, Jan 8, 2026 Chevron Nig. Ltd. has donated two ambulances to Yobe state government as part…
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Resident doctors to resume suspended strike Jan. 12
By Folasade Akpan Abuja, Jan. 2, 2026 The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to resume its…
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Cervical cancer, both preventable, curable – UN
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 3, 2026 The UN says cervical cancer is both preventable and curable with proper…
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Freedom of speech is not freedom to lie: The truth behind the Anthony Joshua incident By Kayode Akinmade
In Nigeria’s democratic space, where freedom of expression is rightly protected, a dangerous subculture has also flourished: professional blackmailers masquerading…
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Another Nigerian Senator dies abroad; Deputy Senate President mourns
By Awayi Kuje, Nassarawa Eggon (Nasarawa State)/ By Naomi Sharang, Abuja Jan. 1, 2026 Sen. Godiya Akwashiki (SDP/Nasarawa North) has…
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Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash; Visits morgue; Heavy-hearted over loss of aides
British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital following a car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives…
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Car crash: Lagos, Ogun governments assure best medicare for Anthony Joshua
The governments of Ogun and Lagos states have given assurance that Anthony Joshua, the British-Nigerian two-time unified world heavyweight boxing…
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Breaking: Fatal motor accident claims seven journalists in Gombe
Attah Willie, Gombe A fatal motor accident has claimed the lives of no fewer than six media personnel while returning…
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Tinubu sends condolences to Anthony Joshua after Lagos–Ibadan Expressway accident
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his deepest sympathies to British-Nigerian boxing champion Anthony Joshua following the tragic road…
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Boxing star, Anthony Joshua involved in road accident on Lagos–Ibadan Expressway
British-Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident on Monday, December 29, along the Makun axis of…
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Freedom Online Publisher loses son
Washington Oluwagbenga, the son of the Publisher of Freedom Online, Gabriel Akinadewo, is dead. He died on Sunday in Lagos…
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Foundation builds PHC, 30 housing units for indigent persons in Abam
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Abam (Abia), Dec. 26, 2025 The Unubiko Foundation, a non- governmental organisation has built a Primary Healthcare…
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WHO unveils traditional medicine global library
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 23, 2025 The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday unveiled the Traditional Medicine (TM)…
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The healthcare rights most Nigerians don’t know they have By Emeka Asinugo
It is news to most Nigerians that since October 2014, Nigeria has had a federal law that fundamentally changes how…
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Abia Govt. launches medical outreach to expand access to quality healthcare
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom The Abia Government has launched a medical outreach programme to provide free healthcare services and expand access…
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Fidelity Bank enhances maternal, child healthcare delivery at ESUTH
Fidelity Bank Plc has brought relief to indigent patients at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) Parklane, by offsetting…
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New influenza strain circulates in Europe – WHO
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 17, 2025 The early arrival of seasonal influenza has continued sweeping across Europe, with…
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AMCE achieves feats: Completes first Open-Heart Surgery, delivers West Africa’s first Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for lung Cancer
….Landmark procedure strengthens Africa’s capacity for complex cardiac care, reducing reliance on overseas medical travel Abuja, Nigeria December 15, 2025…
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UNICEF, Gombe, strengthen interventions aimed at addressing child nutrition
Attah Willie, Gombe The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Gombe State Government are strengthening two major interventions aimed…
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Bayelsa Dep. Gov. slumps, rushed to FMC Yenagoa, reportedly dies
Yenagoa, Dec. 11, 2025 Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo, the Bayelsa state Deputy Governor is reported to have passed on after…
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