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- 8 Dec 2009
Suburban West Africa Launches Telemedicine Scheme
Suburban West Africa, the next generation career IP backbone solutions provider has entered into partnership with National Hospital, Abuja and has launched its telemedicine project on sickle cell…
- 18 Feb 2020
Omoluwa, Pinnacle Communications Chairman Dies
Mr Lucky Omoluwa, chairman of Pinnacle Communications Limited, has reportedly died at the National Hospital Abuja, after a brief illness. Lucky Omoluwa Omoluwa, a philanthropist and businessman, has…
- 3 Jul 2019
Expert Says Social Media, Hardship Blameable for Suicide among Youths
Dr Olusola Oluwanuga, consultant psychiatrist with National Hospital Abuja, has attributed rising spate of suicide among youths in Nigeria to the social media and socio-economic challenges. …
- 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…
- 15 Aug 2016
Minister’s Aide, Three Others Cheat Death
Mr. Victor Oluwadamilare, special assistant (Media) to the minister of Communications, and three others narrowly escaped death in a horrifying motor accident at Yangoji, Kwali Area Council of the…
- 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…
- 18 Jan 2019
Asein Replaces Ezekude as DG of NCC
John Asein, former director, Nigerian Copyright Institute, and copyright lawyer has been appointed director-general of Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC). He replaces Afam Ezekude who had…
- 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…
- 23 Feb 2014
AstraZeneca Nigeria Research Grant – Making Meaningful Difference in Health
The ‘AstraZeneca Nigeria Research Grant’ is an initiative to facilitate research in both communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this West African country and follows closely on the…
- 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…
- 19 Jan 2009
Intel Nigeria Bags Telemedicine Award
Intel Corporation Nigeria has been adjudged best Nigerian Telemedicine Entrepreneurial Company in 2008 for its remarkable initiatives and tele-medicine technology support offerings to boost the…
- 2 Mar 2020
NGO Advocates for Emergency Healthcare Practices in Nigeria
WeBelieve Health, a non-profit organization, in partnership with the Society of Emergency Medicine Practitioners of Nigeria (SEMPON) held a half day symposium at the Lagos University Teaching…
- 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…
- 12 Jan 2009
New Horizons Opens Abuja Centre
New Horizons Computer Learning centre has extended its world class services to the Federal Capital Territory with the opening of an office located on the 1st Floor of Amma Plaza,…
- 16 Nov 2021
Stanbic IBTC Provides N6.7Bn Facility for BAZE University Teaching Hospital
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has underscored its desire to help build robust education and health care systems in the country by providing funding for the…
- 25 Aug 2024
Nigeria Ramps Up Response as Mpox Cases Hit 40
Nigeria has rolled out measures to contain the spread of mpox as the country has recorded 39 cases of the virus this year amid a surge in infections across Africa, according to Dr. Jide Idris,…
- 6 Apr 2015
GEJ Says He Lived in Cage for 16 Years
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he has had enough having been caged for 16 years and being taken care of by government. Speaking yesterday when the Christian Community in the Federal…
- 4 Aug 2017
Osibanjo Urges Military to use Technology to Defeat Terrorists
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday told the military elite to be on the cutting edge of technology to defeat cyber hackers and terrorists and create a better future for the citizenry. He gave…
- 20 Oct 2025
EFCC Recovers ₦500Bn, Secures 7,000 Convictions in 2 Years - Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the leadership of Ola Olukoyede for its impressive record of asset recovery and convictions, describing…
- 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,…
- 11 Jun 2024
IHS Nigeria, NSCDC’s synergy on protection of critical national assets and infrastructure
By Lere Ojedokun A secure environment is essential for political, economic and social activities to flourish in every society. It enables the government to focus on formulation of policies that can…
- 5 Aug 2014
Emirates Begins Abuja - Dubai Daily Direct Flight
Emirates, a global connector of people and places has now connected Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to its worldwide network. Abuja is Emirates 26th destination in Africa and its 144th worldwide.…
- 28 Dec 2021
Transcorp Hotels Appoint Bola Onagoruwa as an Independent Non-Executive Director
The Board of Transcorp Hotels Plc. Nigeria’s leading hospitality brand and owners of the award-winning Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Transcorp Hotels Calabar, and online booking platform for accommodation,…
- 30 Jan 2014
Senator Enang Queries CBN’s N98Bn Centre
Senator Ita Enang, senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East, has queried the authority of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), governor to embark on the construction of a…
- 26 Sept 2014
Boko Haram Releases Pregnant, Mentally Ill Chibok Girl
Dr. Pogu Bitrus, national chairman of Chibok Community Development Association, said that the abducted “Chibok girl” released on Wednesday is “pregnant and mentally ill”. He however told TheCable…
- 26 Oct 2023
NCC Awards N30m Grants to 3 Tech Startups
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday, awarded N10 million each to three technology startup firms, which emerged winners of the various categories of the NCC 2023 talent hunt research…
- 29 May 2024
Transcorp Group Posts N142 Billion Revenue, N58.8Bn PBT, Celebrates 10 year’s unbroken Dividend payment
Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate, announced 57% revenue growth, from N90.3 billion in 2022 to N142.1 billion in 2023, at its 18th Annual General…
- 16 Jun 2008
e-Tourism Workshop Charts Way Forward in Abuja
Stakeholders in the tourism industry will seek ways of charting developmental frontiers for the industry even as the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture & National Orientation in collaboration…
- 29 Sept 2020
FG Mulls Renewable Energy for Improved Power Supply
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that the federal government plans to diversify the country’s energy supply sources to include renewable energy towards accelerating…
- 20 Aug 2021
How we Generated over N1Trillion in 2Years - Pantami
In its bid to deliver the promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari, to all Nigerians in terms of economic diversification, enhanced security and anti-corruption, the Federal Ministry of…