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Health

Alimosho General Hospital targets ₦250m for equipment, dialysis expansion

…Donors hailed for keeping indigent patients alive

Health

High cost of cancer treatment forcing patients to abandon care — Oncologist

By Confidence Obiahu The rising cost of cancer treatment in Nigeria is forcing some patients to abandon care after they can no longer...

Technology

Arridex launches Africa’s first borderless manufacturing network

… Ghana node connects West African industries to Lagos advanced manufacturing hub

Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Beni Lar
Environment

Plateau: Snakebite deaths top 100 as Beni Lar demands specialist treatment institute

By Joyce Ekeh With more than 100 people reportedly dying from snakebites in parts of Plateau State since the beginning of the year,...

Dr Jide Idris, Director General, NCDC.
Health

Lassa fever: 1 in 4 confirmed cases die as CFR hits 24.4%

… 252 deaths recorded in 2026 as 87% of cases come from five states

Residents of Miango in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State protesting 11 years without electricity
News

11 years without power: Miango youths demand JEDC probe

By Kazeem Waris Eleven years after electricity supply was cut off, residents of Miango in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State are...

Health

Lagos Moves to End Unsafe Care, Sets Up 39-Member Task Force

By Joyce Ekeh The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a 39-member Task Force on Clinical Governance and Patient Safety, giving it three months...

Crime

NAPTIP Rescues 180 Trafficked Children, Tracks Syndicates in Five States

By Kazeem Waris The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued more than 180 children allegedly trafficked from...