The Federal Government (FG) has announced plans to set up Empower Academy Nigeria, a specialized hub aimed at strengthening local pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing. Prof. Muhammad Pate, the coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, announced the initiative on Sunday, calling it a major step under President Bola Tinubu’s healthcare industrialization agenda. The academy, developed through a partnership with Empower School of Health, Geneva, aims to help Nigeria produce…

The Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) has apprehended Oseni Sulaimon, 49, for allegedly abusing his 16-year-old daughter, Rashidat Oseni, over phone possession. The assault was said to have occurred at Apple Street, Magbon, Imeke, Lagos State. Following a distress call received by Corps Superintendent of LNSC, Olorunda Command, at 06:54 hrs on Saturday from residents, a team of officers arrived at the scene. Upon arrival, Rashidat’s father had fled the…

Ondo State doctor along with two men, Adebowale Adegboye and Idowu Akinseye, has been remanded to prison for allegedly procuring an abortion and raping a 10-year-old girl.

In a major breakthrough against drug trafficking, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided an 80-room hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, seizing illicit drugs valued at over ₦1.04 billion. The operation, which took place between Friday, April 25th and Saturday, April 26th, 2025, led to the discovery of 589 bags of “Canadian Loud,” a potent strain of cannabis, weighing a total of 417.3 kilograms. Femi Babafemi,…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to ensure effective vaccination delivery, especially among displaced persons in Nigeria’s North Central region. Speaking during a Zoom meeting at the Media Dialogue on the 2025 World Immunisation Week, Dr. Ifeyinwa Anyanyo, a Health Specialist at UNICEF’s Enugu Field Office, assured that UNICEF has contingency plans in place to reach those persons who are recently displaced in…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has launched a crackdown on illegal and unlicensed medical practitioners, following the death of a pregnant woman at an unregistered clinic in Abuja. Wike, issued the directive in a statement released on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. The former Rivers State governor declared, ‘Henceforth, anyone found to be operating or working in an…

Following the outbreak of the sixth Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the country, the people of Uganda have finally announced their freedom since the disease resurfaced on 30 January 2025 in Kampala. The declaration of the end of EVD follows after the last patient was discharged on 14 March, with a 42-day countdown leading to the deaths of a child and a nurse. With about 534 people identified as contacts…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to practice and promote clean environmental habits to prevent breeding grounds for mosquitoes. The wife of Tinubu made this call on Friday through her Media Aide, Busola Kukoyi, while marking the 2025 World Malaria Day (WMD). “We should also ensure that our environment and surroundings are clean and free of stagnant water, which is a breeding ground for mosquitoes,” she said.…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines calling for urgent action to stop the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), especially its growing “medicalization” — where health workers themselves are carrying out the harmful procedure. FGM involves cutting or injuring parts of a girl’s private parts for non-medical reasons. It is usually done to young girls before puberty and is considered a serious “violation of human rights.” WHO…

The Lagos State Government has taken a big step toward improving sanitation and waste management by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Messrs. Phasur Green Energy. This new partnership will help boost the State’s wastewater management system. According to the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, the agreement will tap into Phasur Green Energy’s expertise to make better use of wastewater. One of the company’s key plans is to turn…

To ensure that residents of Ojudu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have access to clean water, the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), in partnership with WaterAid and Armani Beauty, has embarked on the rehabilitation of the Akilo Micro Waterworks. In a post shared on Friday via the Lagos State Government (LGS) Facebook page, it was noted that the initiative aims to provide quality water to over 100,000 residents. The agency described…

A large-scale study has uncovered a worrying link between metabolic syndrome — a cluster of health conditions like high blood pressure and high blood sugar — and an increased risk of developing young-onset dementia, a form of the disease that strikes before the age of 65. Published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, the study tracked nearly 2 million Koreans aged 40 to 60 over an 11-year period through the country’s…