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SFH Access unveils first CoElevate Fund beneficiaries
…invests in next generation of health innovators SFH Access has unveiled the inaugural beneficiaries of the CoElevate Catalytic Fund, presenting seed funding awards to promising startups poised to transform healthcare delivery across Nigeria and Africa. The maiden edition of CoElevate Catalyst: Scaling the Future of Health, held in Ikeja, brought together healthcare leaders, innovators, investors, policymakers, development partners and ecosystem…
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Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat lead anti-drug walk, urge youths against substance abuse
By Adeola Ogunrinde First Lady of Lagos State, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, and the wife of the Deputy Governor, Oluremi Hamzat, on Thursday urged young people to become ambassadors in the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The appeal was made during a walk organised at Caleb University to commemorate the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The…
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NNPC Foundation boosts healthcare with MRI system for Kano hospital
The NNPC Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of NNPC Ltd., has commissioned and handed over a fully installed state-of-the-art 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system to the National Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH), Dala, Kano State. Speaking during the handover ceremony held at the hospital premises in Kano, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., represented by the Managing…
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Ondo govt warns residents against indiscriminate dumping in ocean
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission has cautioned residents of coastal communities against polluting the ocean with chemicals and ritual objects, warning that such practices could pose serious environmental and health risks. The Chairman of OSOPADEC, Prince Biyi Poroye, gave the warning on Monday in Ugbonla, Ilaje Local Government Area, during a tree-planting exercise and…
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Lagos ranked among Nigeria’s best health systems
Lagos State has been recognised as one of Nigeria’s top-performing health systems following a rigorous national assessment, as stakeholders gathered in Ikeja for the Nigeria Health System Exemplar Analysis for Action State-Level Stakeholders’ Inception Meeting. Organised by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with Development Governance International (DGI) Consult, with support from the Gates Foundation and…
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Ondo activates mobile courts to curb environmental pollution
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has intensified enforcement of environmental sanitation laws, warning residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse and construction materials in drainage channels, waterways and along major roads across the state. The renewed crackdown was announced by the Special Adviser to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Special Duties and Strategy, Gani Ajowa, during an inspection tour of…
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930 new Ondo health workers receive appointment letters
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has commenced the issuance of appointment letters to over 930 newly recruited health professionals in a move aimed at strengthening primary healthcare delivery across the state. The exercise, which began at the headquarters of the Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency in Akure, covers a wide range of healthcare personnel, including medical…
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Doctors begin strike in Owo after alleged attack on colleague
By Boye Oyeyemi Medical doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, have embarked on a 72-hour warning strike over the alleged assault of their colleague by relatives of a patient within the hospital premises. The industrial action, which took effect on Sunday, has affected services at the hospital’s main facility in Owo and its annex in Akure, with…
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Lagos intensifies Ebola surveillance at MMIA
…ramps up prevention measures The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has led a high-powered delegation on a facility inspection and preparedness tour of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, amid growing concerns over the resurgence of Ebola in East Africa. The delegation included the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi; Permanent Secretary,…
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No going back on monthly sanitation — Lagos govt
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise, declaring that the initiative is now a permanent feature of efforts to maintain a cleaner and healthier city. The government made the declaration on Saturday during the second edition of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise held across the state, as officials monitored…
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