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- 15 May 2022
MTN Foundation Donates Medical Equipment to Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe
MTN Foundation has donated medical equipment to Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) Gombe for the benefit of Gombe residents. Odunayo Sanya, Executive Secretary, MTN Foundation The News Agency of Nigeria…
- 21 Dec 2021
Buhari Begs Senate to Urgently Approve Virement of N276.8Bn
The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the Senate’s approval for the virement of N276,757,232,395 billion to fund expenditures in the 2021 budget.…
- 14 Aug 2018
Anambra, Ebonyi and Imo States benefit from MTN’s Emergency Ward Intervention Project
In the spirit of brightening lives across different states in Nigeria, the MTN Foundation recently extended its Emergency Ward Intervention project to south-east Nigeria, donating medical equipment…
- 22 Jul 2018
MTNF Takes Emergency Ward Intervention Project to FETHA Abakaliki
MTN Foundation has taken its emergency ward intervention project to Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA 1) amid fun and fanfare. Student, staff and residents of Ebonyi State could not…
- 3 Jan 2021
Medical Expert Urges Nigerians to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine
Professor Adekunle Ajayi, chief medical director, Federal Teaching Hospital( FETHI), Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has advised Nigerians to accept the COVID-19 vaccine whenever it is available. The health…
- 15 Aug 2013
MTN Foundation Dialysis Centres Supported 738 Patients in 2 Years
MTN Foundation through its Medical Support Project contributed to ameliorating the plight of Nigerians diagnosed with kidney diseases as 738 patients benefitted from the haemodialysis facilities…
- 17 Jul 2017
Journalist, Family Die in Gas Explosion
Eddie Bekom, national vice president of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), South-South zone, died on Sunday at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, where he was receiving medical…
- 13 Jul 2018
MTN Foundation Extends Emergency Ward Intervention Project to Hospitals in the South East
In continuation of its commitment to improve the quality of health of our people especially during period of emergency, MTN Foundation will be providing medical equipment and supplies to the…
- 26 Oct 2014
MTN Foundation Takes Breast Cancer Screening to Enugu
In a drive to create renewed awareness about Breast Cancer, MTN Foundation (MTNF), the corporate social investment vehicle of MTN Nigeria, has taken its free breast cancer screening to residents of…
- 19 Jul 2018
COOUTH, Anambra receives Medical Equipment from MTN
It was all joy and excitement galore for students, staff of Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital and residents of Anambra state as they received brand new sets of hospital…
- 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,…
- 13 Jul 2010
MTN Foundation to Commission 11 Haemodialysis Centres
Eleven fully equipped Haemodialysis Centres donated to qualifying public hospitals across the country by the MTN Foundation, the corporate social investment vehicle of MTN Nigeria, are ready…
- 26 Jul 2010
Gov Obi Lauds MTN Foundation
Mr. Peter Obi, executive Governor of Anambra State, has officially commissioned a state-of-the-art haemodialysis centre donated to the General Hospital, Onitsha, by the MTN Nigeria Foundation (MTNF).…
- 8 Jul 2021
FG Mulls National Gaming Act to Replace National Lottery Act
The Federal Government says all machinery has been put in motion to repeal the National Lottery Act (NLA), 2005. It said that after the repeal of the Act, it would be replaced by the National Gaming…
- 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…
- 12 Feb 2016
IFC, NSIA Map out Strategies to Increase Investments in Nigeria
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, have co-hosted a hospital sector focused roundtable to foster…
- 23 Nov 2021
FG, LUTH Commend Airtel for Investing in Quality Healthcare Delivery
Dr. Osagie E. Ehanire, the Minister of Health, has commended leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, for its consistent investments in the health sector and for partnering with…
- 5 Sept 2019
NITDA Disowns Application for Training on Software Development
National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has disassociated itself from a form in circulation particularly in Gombe State requesting for personal details of individuals to be filled…
- 21 Jul 2013
State Govs Oppose End to Multiple Taxes
State governments in Nigeria are averse to ending the scourge of multiple taxes which form substantial sources of their internally generated revenues (IGR) despite the damages the taxes are doing to…
- 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…
- 12 Dec 2021
TotalEnergies, Partners Unveil Projects in Nigeria
TotalEnergies and its partners on the Oil Mining Lease 130 have announced the inauguration of 11 projects across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria this year. TotalEnergies said in a statement…
- 19 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola’s Safe Birth Initiative Makes A Stop @ Alimosho General Hospital, Donates N267m Equipments
Ensuring healthy lives, promoting wellbeing and better healthcare outcomes for all at all ages is one of the Sustainable Development Goals which Nigeria, along with all members of the United Nations…
- 25 Jan 2010
FirstBank Donates, Commissions UNN Faculty Building
First Bank of Nigeria Plc’s has reinforced its continuing commitment to corporate social responsibility when it recently donated and commissioned a faculty building to the School of Medicine,…
- 5 Apr 2021
Digital Infrastructure and Literacy Key to Reaping Transformational Benefits of ICT – Prof Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational…
- 11 Jul 2025
IHS Nigeria, UNICEF Donate Oxygen Plant to Bridge Health Gap in River State
IHS Nigeria and its implementing partner, the United Nations Child Education Fund (UNICEF) has expressed satisfaction that the Oxygen Plant recently donated to Rivers State is helping to bridge the…
- 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…
- 6 Nov 2020
Airtel Commences Renovation of Infectious Disease Centre at LUTH
Airtel Nigeria has commenced the refurbishing and equipping of a 4-storey infectious disease center and admission facility for the use of Specialist Units in the Department of Medicine at the Lagos…
- 22 Jul 2014
Boko Haram Embarks on Forced Recruitment Exercise
The Boko Haram sect on Saturday killed over 60 people at Gaidamgari village in Bama local government area of Borno State, following refusal by residents to allow their young males to be recruited as…
- 13 May 2025
FG Launches MediPool to Slash Medicine Costs and Boost Local Production
Federal executive council (FEC) has approved the creation of MediPool, a group purchasing organisation aimed at reducing the cost of essential medicines and healthcare products across Nigeria.…
- 24 Nov 2024
Massive N197bn Contract Fraud Uncovered in MDAs by Auditor-General
A recent report by the Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered financial irregularities totaling over N197.72 billion across various ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria.…