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FG confirms Ebola case in Abuja, traces 44 contacts
The Federal Government has confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and begun tracing 44 people who may have been exposed to the virus. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, announced the development on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, following laboratory confirmation of the infection. The patient is a woman…
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LASHMA, Zamba win top honours at 2026 GOVTECH Awards
By Osho Olatomiwa The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) and its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, have received honours at the 2026 Nigeria GOVTECH Public Service Awards organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms under the Presidency. LASHMA won the Best State MDA in Digital Health Service Delivery Award, while Zamba received the GOVTECH Trailblazer’s Award for leadership…
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UCH says no record of Toluwanisings seeking emergency treatment
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has said it has no record of late gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, being brought to the facility for emergency treatment before his death, amid allegations that several hospitals rejected him. Toluwanisings reportedly died on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after slumping at home in the morning while preparing to…
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LAUTECH resident doctors suspend 50-day strike after Makinde’s intervention
By Adejayan Gbenga The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has suspended its 50-day strike for an initial period of eight weeks following the intervention of Governor Seyi Makinde. The association announced the decision in a letter of appreciation addressed to the governor’s chief of staff on Friday. The letter was…
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REPORT: Patients groan as Kwara doctors’ strike disrupts hospital services
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Patients at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH) are struggling to access medical care following a seven-day warning strike by doctors in the state over a two per cent salary deduction for the Kwara Health Insurance Scheme (KHIS) and other welfare concerns. A visit to the hospital by Western Post revealed a disruption of routine…
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UPDATE: Ondo orders emergency fumigation of river at NAF crash site
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has ordered emergency fumigation of the Igbokoda River and plans to provide alternative drinking water to residents amid concerns about possible health risks following last week’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa had directed the…
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NAF crash: Community dwellers fear disease as body parts float in swamp
By Boye Oyeyemi Residents of Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have raised concerns over a foul odour and floating human remains at the site of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash, warning of possible environmental contamination and health risks. The NAF ATR-42 aircraft crashed into a swamp near its Forward Operating Base in Igbokoda on October…
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Oyo govt faults Alli’s campaign diphtheria claims, says no confirmed case
By Gbenga Adejayan The Oyo State Government has dismissed claims by the Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) that diphtheria is affecting several local government areas in the state, insisting that no case of the disease has been confirmed. The government, in a statement on Tuesday, accused the campaign organisation of exaggerating disease surveillance figures and misrepresenting childhood immunisation data…
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Alli questions Oyo’s ₦9.8bn immunisation funds amid alleged diphtheria outbreak
By Adejayan Gbenga The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has questioned the management of about ₦9.8 billion in World Bank-supported immunisation funds received by the state amid reports of a diphtheria outbreak in 16 local government areas. The organisation’s Director of Media and Publicity Bisi Oladele raised the concerns in a statement…
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EKOSHA enrols 2,546 Agboyi residents as Lagos mobile clinic records 791 beneficiaries
By Shayo Olatonmiwa A Lagos State Government mobile clinic provided healthcare services to 791 residents of Agboyi Ori-Omi between January and September 2026 under the EKO Social Health Alliance (EKOSHA) Rural Health Scheme. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Dr Emmanuella Zamba, disclosed this at a town hall meeting with residents, noting that 2,546 people…
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