The renewed campaign against open defecation should not become another ceremonial exercise that ends with lofty declarations and forgotten promises. Nigeria has held many conferences, unveiled policy documents and staged publicity events on sanitation and yet remains one of the world’s largest centres of open defecation.  The latest efforts by the Federal Ministry of Water […]

Chairmanship aspirants in Lagos State who lost out at the 2025 local government election, due to the adoption of consensus candidates, which regrettably denied them the opportunity to exercise their democratic right of taking part in the competitive grassroots election have expressed strong protest over the non-refund of their fees. The group unified under the […]

By Esther Onyegbula  The Federal Government and state governments have been urged to provide stronger structural and financial support for community pharmacists to enable them subsidise essential medicines and make healthcare more affordable to millions of Nigerians. The call was made at the 45th Annual National Scientific Conference of the Association of Community Pharmacists of […]

By OKE  MICHAEL  Democracy should never become a battle of violence, intimidation, and fear. It is universally acknowledged that democracy means “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” The ballot is at the core of democracy, as it is the peaceful method used by people to express themselves on who should rule […]

…Set to launch hospital, targets large share of medical tourism …Facility attracts outpouring of interest from diaspora medics …Hospital to reverse brain drain – ex-NMA Chair Ahead of the imminent inauguration of the Enugu International Hospital, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has undertaken a tour of the facility, declaring that Enugu State was ready […]