By  Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI — Imo State Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has approved the immediate dissolution of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, headed by Eze Cletus Ilomuanya. The governor’s approval was made public in a press statement signed  by the Secretary to the Government of Imo State (SGI), Chief Cosmas Iwu, and aired on […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU —  Enugu State  Government yesterday condemned the unprovoked assault by persons suspected to be thugs allegedly sponsored by a former gubernatorial candidate in the state, Mr Okey Ezea, against journalists and some politicians during last weekend’s local government elections at Igbo Eze South Local Government Area of the state. The government […]

By Chioma Obinna Federal Government has been urged to establish at least, one National Orthopaedic Hospital in each State of the Federation with a view to reducing the growing incidence of orthopaedic trauma in the country just as  the Lagos Government is set to establish a centre specifically for orthopaedic and neurology problems. Speaking during […]

By Sola Ogundipe OWNERSHIP of an insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN) in Nigeria does not automatically translate into usage by women and children under 5 – potentially  challenging the Federal government target of providing two ITNs per household in the country by december 2010.

For Nigeria to achieve the goal of universal access to HIV and AIDS treatment  Federal government must first involve the youths in policy making and invest more in the health sector while focusing on the grassroots. National Director, Reproductive Health and AIDS, Nigeria Medical Student Association observed during a public lecture to commemorate the 2009 […]

Managing Director, PathCare Medical Laboratory, Dr Pamela Ajayi,  has highlighted the importance of accurate testing in the national and global HIV & AIDS response. Speaking on this year’s World AIDS Day, she noted that “It is important to remember that we still haven’t found a cure to for HIV &AIDS. Early detection and proper maintenance […]

The indefinite strike embarked upon by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, has disrupted normal court activities throughout the state.

By Sola Ogundipe THE publication by a Lagos-based newspaper of nude pictures of strippers accosted during the recent raid of nude clubs in Lagos recently has drawn the ire of a Non-Governmental Organisation – Media Concern Initiative  for women and Children (MEDIACON). In a release signed by the organisation’s Executive Director, Princess Olufemi-Kayode, the action […]

By Naomi Uzor Hygeia, owners of Lagoon Hospitals, Lagos have secured over $26m of strategic financial partnership with Satya Capital, IFC and FMO (the Netherlands Development Finance Company) to support the organisation’s plans for considerable growth and quality improvements in key areas of its integrated healthcare business. Good Health Weekly gathered that Satya’s equity investment […]

…as 119 matriculate into  School of Health Information By Sola Ogundipe A TOTAL of 119 students have been admitted into the School of Health Information Management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, just as the health institution is kicking off a free lip and palate surgery week today. A statement by the […]

By Olayinka Latona For Nigeria to achieve the goal of universal access to HIV and AIDS treatment  Federal government must first involve the youths in policy making and invest more in the health sector while focusing on the grassroots. National Director, Reproductive Health and AIDS, Nigeria Medical Student Association observed during a public lecture to […]

GOVERNOR Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has assured that the power situation in the state would improve by 2011.

By Chioma Obinna RISK groups in hard-to- reach areas in Nigeria need to have access to HIV& AIDS messages, so that the gains of the 2007 National HIV Reproductive Health Survey, which show appreciable reduction in prevalence may be consolidated. This was the message during a five-day free testing and counseling programme organised by the […]

Action Congress (AC) in Bayelsa State weekend met to review the strategies to be adopted by the party during the 2011 elections in the state and its bid to capture the South-South states from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

By Chioma Obinna & Emmanuel Ebeleke IT is a fact that at least 50 per cent of Nigerians live on less than one dollar a day – a development   emphasised by the quite poor critical health indicators such as maternal and infant mortality.