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- 31 Jul 2024
Hope for Cancer Patients - AstraZeneca in Collaboration with Health Ministry Commissions Molecular Testing in Nigeria
AstraZeneca, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), is proud to announce a significant milestone in the…
- 26 Jun 2014
Nigeria Garners 21 Points in UN eGovernment Development Ranking
Nigeria has improved in the latest United Nations eGovernment Development ranking by moving up by 21 points to 141 out of 193 countries rated in the UN Global eGovernment Development Index for 2014.…
- 5 May 2020
Jumia Supports Nigeria’s Fight Against COVID-19 With Donation of 100,000 Facemasks
Jumia, leading eCommerce platform has donated 100,000 CE certified face masks to the Federal Ministry of Health to support the government in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations were…
- 17 Apr 2020
Galaxy Backbone Continues To Strengthen Unified Digital Communications In Government
In the last two weeks of the Federal Government shut down of business and social operations in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos & Ogun States due to the global pandemic of the Corona Virus…
- 10 Dec 2024
FG Dismisses COVID-19 Variant XEC Claims, Reassures Nigerians
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has dismissed reports regarding the presence of the COVID-19 variant XEC in Nigeria, urging citizens to ignore misinformation circulating on social…
- 2 Feb 2020
ATCON to Host National Dialogue on Telecommunications & ICT
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has disclosed plans to host a National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector in the…
- 28 Sept 2020
ATCON Reaffirms Date for National Dialogue on telecoms and ICT
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has enjoined its entire stakeholders to take note of the new date for the National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector in…
- 16 Jan 2022
Sterling Bank, FG Partner on Free Wi-Fi @ Airport
Sterling Bank Plc says it has collaborated with the Lagos State Port Health Authority and the Federal Ministry of Aviation to install free Wi-Fi connection and additional air conditioning units for…
- 5 Apr 2021
SERAP Drags Buhari to Court Over Missing N3.8B
President Muhammadu Buhari has been dragged to court over his failure to probe the disappearance of N3.8 billion meant for the Federal Ministry of Health. The money was meant for teaching hospitals,…
- 1 Jul 2015
FG Raises Fresh Ebola Alert as Liberia Confirms Resurgence
Federal government yesterday raised the Ebola alert level across all states, urging the ministries of health and health facilities across the country to report any suspected case to the…
- 19 May 2021
Ignorant Senate Asks FG to Delay 5G Network in Nigeria
The Senate on Wednesday urged the federal government to halt the deployment of 5th generation (5G) network in Nigeria for now. This is coming as countries around the world including Africa are racing…
- 11 Jun 2015
Police Moves to Arrest Perm Sec., Others Over N1.9Bn Ebola Fund
Officials of the Federal Ministry of Health, yesterday in Abuja, prevented Policemen from arresting Linus Awute, permanent secretary and other top officials of the Ministry over the management of the…
- 2 Jun 2008
FMH Partners NASRDA to Drive Telemedicine
The Federal Ministry of Health is set to join forces with the National Space Research Development Agency (NASRDA) to embark on a pilot project designed to massively improve healthcare delivery…
- 25 Jun 2024
NHEA 2024 Celebrates Healthcare Excellence in Grand Style
The 10th edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) was held on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Emir of Songa, HRH Alh. Dr. Haliru Yahaya…
- 17 Oct 2017
FG Warns of High Increase in Illegal Kidney Harvest
The federal health ministry has written the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to warn all doctors in relevant specialties to “be aware so that Nigerians will be circumspect while embarking on…
- 1 Sept 2025
FG to Begin Labelling of GM Crops
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has disclosed plans to ensure that every genetically modified (GM) product follows standard regulatory procedures, such as labelling and traceability, to…
- 5 Nov 2013
MTNF EyeRIS Project Team in Jigawa
MTN Foundation has continued the implementation of the MTNF EyeRIS Project, endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Health. The project is being implemented by MTN in partnership with Eye Foundation…
- 27 Nov 2013
FG Clears the Air, Says Chemical fertilizers are Safe
Federal ministry of Science and Technology has refuted a statement circulating in some sections of the media alleging that the use of chemical fertiliser poses serious health risks that could lead to…
- 8 Oct 2015
Ebola Scare: Doctor, Nurses Under Watch
Fifteen persons have been reportedly quarantined at the accident and emergency ward of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital after an Ebola Virus Disease scare in the hospital on…
- 26 Mar 2016
WOH Day Affirms Commitment to Improve Health
The Oral-Care brand of Procter & Gamble, Oral-B, commemorated World Oral Health Day on Tuesday the 22nd of March, in its continued commitment to improve oral health in the county and making great…
- 19 Mar 2020
COVID-19: Ecobank Encourages Customers to Adopt Digital Self-Service Solutions
The Coronavirus pandemic is rightly causing a lot of anxiety globally including Nigeria. Customers of Ecobank have been encouraged by the Bank to utilize its digital self-service solutions, including…
- 4 Oct 2019
‘Leaders in Healthcare Conference’ to Hold at Medic West Africa 2019
The 8 th edition of the largest healthcare trade event in West Africa, Medic West Africa Exhibition & Conferences is set to feature ‘Leaders in Healthcare’ conference. The event running from 9-11…
- 25 Sept 2020
FG Reveals Plans to Deploy Technology in the Health Sector
As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government of Nigeria has announced plans to deploy information and communications technology (ICT) in the country’s health sector. This…
- 30 Jun 2026
First Lady inaugurates IT academy, clinic, launches food bank programme in Jigawa
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday commissioned the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Academy, alongside a modern clinic and dialysis centre named in her honour, describing the…
- 13 Apr 2020
Airtel Offers Toll-Free Lines, Bulk SMS to 36 States, FCT
Airtel Nigeria, has announced the donation of toll-free lines and free bulk SMS blasts to each of the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in support of the fight against Coronavirus.…
- 24 Feb 2020
Coca Cola’s Safe Birth Initiative Moves to FMC Owerri, Hands over Equipments worth N290M
Coca Cola Nigeria Limited, took its Safe Birth Initiative (SBI), aimed at improving maternal outcomes and reducing child mortality incidents to Federal Medical Center, Owerri. This is impelled by the…
- 16 Feb 2025
FG Seeks Fresh $300m Loan from World Bank for Health Security
Federal government has engaged the World Bank for a fresh $300m loan to strengthen Nigeria’s health security infrastructure. Information obtained from the World Bank showed that the loan, which is…
- 1 Aug 2014
Ebola: Panic in Anambra over Corpse from Liberia, Prof Maurice Iwu Claims Cure
There was palpable tension in Anambra State, Thursday, as the state government raises the alarm over suspected Ebola-infected corpse flown from Liberia to the state through Lagos. This is coming as a…
- 20 Jan 2014
FG Targets N7.50Trn Revenue in 2014 Budget
Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, Minister of Finance, said that the 2014 budget envisaged a net collectible revenue of N7.50 trillion. Okonjo-Iweala, who is the coordinating minister for the Economy, said…
- 30 Oct 2013
ComTech Ministry to Launch Gender Initiatives to Empower Women
Federal Ministry of Communication Technology has finalized plans to launch gender based initiatives that will empower Nigerian women and girls from Monday the 4th of November. Mrs Omobola Johnson,…