By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s foremost Development Finance Institution, the Bank of Industry (BOI) has joined other corporates and philanthropists in supporting the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria through donation of N700 million in relief funding. The bank announced weekend that it has contributed N500 million of its relief funding to […]

…says supply of medical equipment to isolation centres better than cash donations By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja To quicken steps taken to arrest the spread of Coronavirus in the country, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called for the creation of more testing laboratories. It also urged the coalition of private sector players supporting the fight […]

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) on Monday announced the suspension of Prof. Alakija Salami as a Senior Consultant from the hospital. The management said in a statement signed by Mr David Odaibo, the Director of Administration of UITH, that the suspension was as a result of alleged unethical conduct in the admission, management […]

By Gabriel Olawale THE Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Professor Afolabi Lesi, has advocated for more investment in capacity building of healthcare professionals in Nigeria, saying the present output is not commensurate with demand. Speaking during the fifth Induction Ceremony and 10th Anniversary of Medical Laboratory Science of the institution, Lesi said that […]

Details of Adele’s £140million divorce with ex-husband Simon Konecki will be kept secret, a judge has ruled. The singer, 31, split from charity boss Simon Konecki, 45, last April after eight years together but they had not struck a prenup deal to protect her fortune. Her request for the settlement to be private was approved […]