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LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...

Association of Corporate Trustees Hosts Dialogue on Regulatory Reforms Impacting Trusteeship

Lagos, Nigeria — June 8, 2026. The Association of Corporate Trustees (ACT) concluded...

FITC ESG event to address African environmental impact

The Sustainability & Environment Society Governance (ESG) experts conference 3.0, set to be...
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ECOWAS, WAHO deliver $3.4m health equipment, 10 ambulances to boost The Gambia healthcare

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the West African Health Organization (WAHO), has handed over 10 fully equipped four-wheel-drive ambulances and...

Edo medical centre to provide one-year free antenatal care for five pregnant women

Med-Vical International has announced a one-year free antenatal care programme for five pregnant women as part of activities marking its 2026 anniversary celebrationin Edo...

ECOWAS, WAHO deliver $3.4m health equipment, 10 ambulances to boost The Gambia healthcare

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the West African Health Organization (WAHO), has handed over 10 fully equipped four-wheel-drive ambulances and a wide range of critical medical equipment to The Gambia in a significant effort to improve the country’s emergency healthcare capacity and reinforce regional health security. The presentation took place on Friday in Banjul and forms part of the COVID-19 Exceptional Emergency Project for Low-Income ECOWAS Member States, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The intervention represents an investment of approximately $3.4 million in The...
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Africa

ECOWAS, WAHO deliver $3.4m health equipment, 10 ambulances to boost The Gambia healthcare

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the West African Health Organization (WAHO), has handed over 10 fully equipped four-wheel-drive ambulances and...
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Health

Edo medical centre to provide one-year free antenatal care for five pregnant women

Med-Vical International has announced a one-year free antenatal care programme for five pregnant women as part of activities marking its 2026 anniversary celebrationin Edo...
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Grassroot

FGN launches nationwide rehabilitation services in primary healthcare centres

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has officially commenced the nationwide rollout of integrated rehabilitation services across Primary Health Care @(PHC) centres in a...
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Agenda 2030

WHO warns global cancer cases could reach 35 million per annum by 2050

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that annual global cancer cases could surge to nearly 35 million by 2050 unless governments take immediate...
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Health

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded 10,430 new HIV infections in 2025, while announcing the commencement of...
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Health

Emotional abuse, financial hardship driving mental disorders among Nigerian men – LASU Professor

A Professor of Behavioural Medicine at the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, Ayodele Coker, has identified emotional abuse from spouses, poverty,...
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Education

Premiere Academy, NDLEA deepens drug abuse prevention campaign for students

Premiere Academy, Abuja, has reinforced its commitment to creating a safe learning environment by partnering with the Abuja Command of the National Drug Law...
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Health

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated to encourage addictive eating behaviours, drawing comparisons with the way tobacco...
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Health

Study finds premature menopause linked to higher lifetime heart disease risk

A new research published in JAMA Cardiology has revealed that women who go through natural menopause before the age of 40 may have a...
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