Health & Wellbeing
NMA Raises Alarm Over Doctors’ Exodus, Insecurity, Demands Urgent Action
Ayodeji Ake The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm over the worsening conditions confronting healthcare workers in Nigeria, warning that poor remuneration, insecurity and difficult working conditions are
What Nigerian DNA Reveals About Crime, Identity and Our Shared Ancestry
Dr Daniel Awomukwu For many Nigerians, DNA is something they hear about only in crime movies or paternity disputes. Yet DNA is much more than that. It is a remarkable
World Hepatitis Day: How Cerba Lancet Took Testing, Education, and Hope to the Streets of Mushin
In commemoration of World Hepatitis Day, leading pathology company Cerba Lancet took its campaign off hospital grounds and into the heart of Mushin, offering free tests, health education, and referrals
Kegites Elders Provide Free Healthcare, Sponsor Table Tennis Tournament
The Universal Archaivar Elders (UAE) of the Kegites Club (Ẹgbẹ́ Àgbà Ẹlẹ́mù) has successfully concluded the inaugural UAE Table Tennis Tournament 2026 and Community Medical Outreach (COMO 2), marking another
LASHMA Seeks Media Support to Boost ILERA EKO Enrolment in Lagos
Funmi Ogundare and Ayodeji Ake The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has urged journalists to take the lead in educating residents on the benefits of mandatory health insurance, saying
Medical Expert Offers Tips on Stroke Prevention
Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan A Nigerian medical expert based in South Africa, Dr. Ademola Tosin Ojo, has enjoined Nigerians to pay close attention to their health and adopt preventive measures to
Dr. Adegbajo Odedina: Building Haven Pediatrics to Fight Nigeria’s Child Mortality Crisis
Dr. Adegbajo Odedina once planned to join the wave of Nigerian doctors leaving the country. But he walked away from that plan and from a comfortable life abroad to come
HEALTHCARE AS ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Kelechi Ohiri, director-general of NHIA, is one of the country’s foremost health reformers, writes BASHIR IBRAHIM HASSAN Economic reforms dominate Nigeria’s public discourse. Inflation, taxation, exchange rates and fiscal deficits
Blinken to Discuss Nigeria-US Bilateral Relations with Buhari, Onyeama During ‘Virtual Trip to Nigeria’ Tuesday
By Michael Olugbode in Abuja The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will be discussing with President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria-US bilateral relations
