Pancreatic cancer is notoriously aggressive, with only roughly one in 10 people surviving more than five years after being diagnosed, research has shown.

The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) and the Global Alliance for Tinubu Campaign have agreed to collaborate closely with all pro-Tinubu campaign organisations as part of efforts to secure a second term for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

By Chioma Obinna Nigeria’s push to unlock its vast waterways for mass transit and economic growth is being choked by crippling import duties, with industry players warning that current policies are driving investors away, endangering safety, and slowing the sector’s expansion. The Chairman of Bras Marine and Yacht Services Limited, Prince Yomi Sonuga, raised the […]

By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa on Wednesday warned that Africa’s fight against malaria is at a critical crossroads as $45 billion funding gap threatens to derail hard-won gains and fuel a resurgence of the disease. In a message to mark the 2026 World Malaria Day, the WHO Regional Director […]

The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria, MWAN, Lagos State chapter, weekend honoured its elderly members and past leaders, even as it called for stronger mentorship structures and improved work-life balance for female doctors.

By Chioma Obinna The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, on Monday, commended the Federal Government over the release of an updated schedule of prohibited trade items, describing it as a strategic move to strengthen local pharmaceutical manufacturing, conserve scarce foreign exchange, and enhance national health security.The pharmacists said the policy direction, particularly the […]

​Following calls for urgent reform in Nigeria’s childhood cancer care, experts have spotlighted weak multidisciplinary collaboration and limited social support as critical gaps in the system.

Medical doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Lagos State chapter, and the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners, ANPMP, on Saturday in Lagos staged a rare joint protest, decrying what they described as “persistent harassment, intimidation and unlawful arrests” by government agencies, particularly the police.

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Lagos State branch, has removed its chairman over alleged constitutional infractions and failure to respond to a formal query, electing Dr. Ewunowo Femidire as the new chairman, even as the embattled chairman rejected the move and described it as unconstitutional.
But in a swift reaction, the embattled chairman, Dr. Babajide Kehinde Saheed, rejected his removal, describing it as unconstitutional and without legal basis.

… Agency says zero-dose crisis driven by inequality, not failure of vaccinesBy Chioma Obinna The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, on Thursday raised concern over Nigeria’s worsening immunisation gap, revealing that about 2.2 million children in the country have never received a single routine vaccine, as it partnered the Republic of Korea and Nigerian authorities […]