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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has called on African governments to accelerate ratification and regulatory harmonisation to expand access to affordable medicines and unlock Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturing potential. The call was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Friday in Lokoja by Mr Steve Aborisade, Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF Nigeria. AHF…
There is a quiet emergency unfolding in Nigeria—one that does not make the front pages as often as political crises or economic forecasts, but one that claims lives every single day. It is the slow, painful collapse of a healthcare system that millions of Nigerians depend on. Behind the noise of national discourse lies…
Human rights activist and former student union leader, Comrade Steve Aluko, has recounted his past as an atheist, revealing that he once openly told students that God did not exist before his eventual conversion to Christianity. Aluko made the disclosure during an interview on the Legacy Series on Friday, October 9, 2026, while reflecting on…
The Kogi State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and development partners, has commenced the development of the state’s 2027 Health Sector Annual Operational Plan (AOP), with over 80 key stakeholders converging in Okene for a week-long strategic planning exercise. The exercise, being coordinated under the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) framework, is…
The story is no longer about what Governor Ododo promised. It is about what Kogites can now see, touch, and experience in the health sector. And at the center of that unfolding transformation is Dr. Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza. For years, healthcare in Nigeria has been trapped in the familiar cycle of promises, budget speeches,…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has developed a community-based radio programme, “Mentor Mothers” aimed at Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and maternal health to curb pediatric infections across the country. Mr Steve Aborisade, Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF Nigeria, stated this during a focused group discussion involving PMTCT coordinators, mentor mothers…
The Nupe Natives of Lokoja Development Union, has organised a free quarterly medical check-up on Saturday in Lokoja. The medical outreach featured screening for Blood Pressure, blood sugar, body weight, and medical counseling, among others. The Etsu Lokoja, Chief Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda-Shelika, NYamkpa IV, said the initiative aimed to promote societal wellness, “We know…
The Kwara State Hospitals Management Board (KW-HMB) has reopened three services at the Specialist Hospital, Sobi, Ilorin, to improve the quality of healthcare for residents of the state. The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Abdulraheem Malik, disclosed this during a routine monitoring visit to the Specialist Hospital in Ilorin…
A group, Okun Media Professionals, has condemned the call for the removal of Professor Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman, attributed to Sheikh Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar, President of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria. In a statement signed by Chairman Chief Olugbemi Femi in Lokoja, the group described the call as “unfortunate and unacceptable”,…
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has clarified that it has not taken final action on the 62 legal practitioners in the country who applied for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria. NJC also clarified that all the qualification processes referred to in the earlier media report on judicial officers appointment…
