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Lagos Primary Health Care Board, Save the Children Strengthen Partnership on Child Immunisation

September 21, 2026 bilkistope6 0

…Partnership Targets Zero-Dose, Under-Immunised Children The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) and Save the Children International (SCI) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening […]

LASCOPA Raises Alarm Over Palm Oil Adulteration, Intensifies Market Surveillance

September 21, 2026 bilkistope6 0

…Urges Lagosians to Stay Vigilant The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has raised the alarm over increasingly sophisticated methods of palm oil adulteration, urging […]

Nigeria Records First Tele-Robotic Surgery as Surgeon Operates on Patient 500km Away

September 21, 2026 bilkistope6 0

Nigeria has recorded its first tele-robotic surgery, with a surgeon in Ogun State remotely operating on a patient about 500 kilometres away in Abuja. The […]

IRISE urges media to end stigmatising reporting of sexual, reproductive health issues

September 14, 2026 bilkistope6 0

Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal The Initiative to Resist Institutional Slavery and Exploitation (IRISE) has urged Nigerian media organisations and practitioners to adopt more evidence-based, rights-focused and […]

CSOs, Tobacco Control Advocates Urge Stronger Policies as Industry Targets New Generation of Consumers

September 12, 2026 bilkistope6 0

By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal Civil society organisations and tobacco control advocates have called for stronger policies and sustained advocacy to counter the evolving strategies of […]

NTCA Petitions National Assembly, Seeks Recall of Tobacco Act Amendment Bill for Review

September 2, 2026 bilkistope6 0

By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has petitioned the National Assembly to halt further consideration or transmission of the National Tobacco […]

From Stage Four to Survival: Why Cancer Is Not Always a Death Sentence

September 1, 2026 bilkistope6 0

By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal Two Nigerian cancer survivors recount delayed diagnosis, misinformation, treatment fears and the enormous cost of care, while oncologists urge early diagnosis, […]

Harm Reduction and the Tobacco Industry’s Agenda

August 31, 2026 bilkistope6 0

By Emmanuel Onwuka By 21, Audu had already lost a great deal to tobacco. What he thought was a cheap adventure became one of his […]

Faith, Fertility and Choice: Can Structured Fertility-Awareness Counselling Expand Family-Planning Options in Nigeria

August 27, 2026 bilkistope6 0

By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal  For couples who want to delay or space pregnancies but are unwilling to use some modern contraceptive methods because of religious […]

Tobacco Bill: CAPPA Demands Clarity Over How Controversial Clauses Emerged

August 26, 2026 bilkistope6 0

By Bilkis Abdulraheem Lawal Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has asked the National Assembly to release comprehensive legislative records on the National Tobacco […]

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