Marcelle Ruth Hospital Assembles Team, Facilities to Treat Cancer in Nigeria

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Lagos State House of Assembly has called for the immediate arrest of a doctor who performed surgery on a boy, Adebola Akin-Bright, whose intestines went missing in the process of going under the knife. At the plenary on Tuesday, the parliament urged the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to provide funds for the treatment of the boy outside the country. It was alleged that the 12-year-old Adebola underwent surgery at a private hospital, Obitoks Medical Centre, in the Alimosho area of the state. He is currently at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) receiving

By Ifeanyi Onuba The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has convened critical oncology stakeholders and strategic partners at the maiden edition of the NSIA Oncology Summit in Lagos. The move, according to a statement from NSIA on Wednesday, is to drive collaborations amongst partners and improve overall patient outcomes in cancer care. Participants at the Summit included over 200 medical professionals in oncology, over 11 Nigerian tertiary hospitals, as well as over 10 external collaborators from the University of Chicago; American Oncology Institute India; American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); Bio Ventures for Global Health (BVGH); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer

Thrombosis, or blood clotting, can affect people of all ages, races, and genders. And while both men and women are at risk of getting a blood clot, there are several stages in a woman’s life when that risk may be higher. Thrombosis is the formation of blood clots in the circulatory system, which can be dangerous if the clot blocks blood flow to vital organs, causing serious complications, such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). According to the World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign, blood clots can happen to anyone at any time. Surgery, hospitalisation, and cancer raise

By Dipo Olowookere African governments have been charged to adopt “a more innovative model of primary health delivery with grassroots-focused universal health coverage structure that is customised to suit the peculiarities” of the continent. This advice was given by the Chairman and chief executive of Elkris Group, Dr Elliott Scott Omose, during a media chat with newsmen over the weekend. The healthcare practitioner, who described primary healthcare in Africa as non-existent, said the continent has the capacity to deliver quality service to its citizens. Mr Omose is also the founder of PreDiagnosis International, an innovative public healthcare management non-profit organisation

By Ahmed Rahma Ghana’s first citizen, Mr Nano Akufo-Addo and his wife, Mrs Rebecca Akufo, have received the COVID-19 vaccine, signifying the beginning of the vaccination in the country. According to reports, the duo got vaccinated at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana on  Monday, March 1, 2021. Before taking the shot, President said, “I decided to take it [the vaccine] publicly to clear all doubts and urge everyone to also accept the vaccine.” A section of the Ghanaian community has expressed fears that the vaccine may rather kill them or cause them to fall ill.But President Akufo-Addo said

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Federal Government on Thursday, held the debut green bond public private advisory group meeting as part of steps to issue its first sovereign green bond. The meeting was hosted by the Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, in partnership with her counterpart in the Ministry of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. Speaking at the event, Mrs Mohammed explained that the advisory group will provide advice and also identify likely impediments to the issuance process and provide guidance on how projects can be certified ‘Green.’ She said the group will give support to the Federal Ministry of Environment

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Plans have been concluded to reward at least 200 Quickteller customers over the next five days with N10,000 each, the company has disclosed. According to a statement from the leading consumer digital payments platform, the lucky customers will receive the cash reward in their eCash account on the Quickteller app. It was gathered that 20 customers would be rewarded daily by each influencer for each of the five days of the reward programme. The promo, which is open to both existing and potential Quickteller users, is a reflection of the lifestyle payment brand’s commitment to not only

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Analysts at FBNQuest Research have disclosed that investment flows into Nigeria need a major lift. In its daily Good Morning Nigeria posts, the FBNQuest Research said data released recently by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that direct, portfolio and other investment were again positive in the second quarter of this year. Investment flows are gross flows (ie those in the reporting economy before investment by Nigerian residents offshore). According to a chart released by the agency, portfolio flows peaked above $4 billion in Q2 2013, when Nigeria was still basking in the glow of its

By Adedapo Adesanya The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Umar Garba Danbatta, has shared his experiences on some of the regulatory models, approaches and best practices being implemented by the commission in promoting a stable telecoms sector and accelerating digital inclusion in Nigeria. Mr Danbatta shared these experiences while receiving a delegation from Autoridade Reguladora Nacional (ARN), the Telecom National Regulatory Authority of Guinea-Bissau who was on a one-week long benchmarking visit to the commission in Abuja recently. The delegation visited the agency to gain insights into its regulatory template as part of the exchange

By Dipo Olowookere The secondary market for the trading of treasury bills in Nigeria ended bearish on Monday as a result of a further liquidity squeeze from a wholesale foreign exchange sale by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which spurred selling interests at the market across the tenors. Business Post observed that yesterday, the most selling interests were on the short end of the curve as reflected in the rise in the yield of the 3-month debt instrument, by 1.13 percent, the highest on Monday. The bill closed at 13.30 percent yesterday. Yield on the one-month tenor appreciated on

By Dipo Olowookere The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been informed to suspend the newly introduced charges on cash deposits and withdrawals of funds by inviduals and corporate organisations in the country. The implementation of the cashless policy took effect on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in some states in the country, including Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Abia, Abuja amongst others. According to a circular issued by the apex bank on Tuesday, individual customers intending to deposit cash in banks would pay 2 percent for logdments above N500,000 and three percent for withdrawals more than the same amount. For corporate customers

By Dipo Olowookere World’s leading international express services provider, DHL, today announced its partnership with e-commerce giant, MallforAfrica’s new platform, Marketplace Africa, to help online retailers bring African-made products to the US and global market. The site offers items from the continent’s most talented designers and artisans from a variety of categories including fashion, body care, handbags, jewelry and home décor. Until today, African craftspeople have been isolated from global customers due to distance, fear of not receiving overseas payments, and complex shipping requirements. Customers who wished to purchase products directly from African artisans faced obstacles regarding accessibility of items,