Senate Pass Bills to Establish Federal Medical Centres in Four States

By Ifthakaar Shaik The African healthcare industry faces an immediate challenge: a dire shortage of skilled professionals, leading to alarmingly low doctor and nurse-to-population ratios in many countries. Training medical professionals, especially specialists like pathologists or oncologists, is a multi-year-long process. Moreover, foundational education at the primary and secondary levels is crucial to supply tertiary institutions with a stream of candidates equipped with the necessary aptitude, literacy, and numeracy skills to pursue medicine. Recent technological leaps catalysed by the COVID-19 pandemic and expanding telecommunications infrastructure, including ventures like Starlink, have bridged some of the distance between communities in need of

By Adedapo Adesanya  The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Wednesday directed doctors working in three hospitals, General Hospital Lagos, Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, and Massey Street Children Hospital, to commence an indefinite strike action. This followed the tragic death of their colleague, Dr Diaso Vwaere, a medical house officer, from injuries sustained when a faulty elevator crashed at the hospital. The occurrence which is generating buzz and conversation around the handling of medical practitioners, happened at the Lagos General Hospital on Tuesday night. The deceased was reportedly trapped for more than 40 minutes. The medical

By Aduragbemi Omiyale A 20-man committee has been inaugurated by the Oyo State government to review its public health law to meet current realities and solve health challenges in the state. In a chat with newsmen last Friday, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Olusoji Adeyanju, explained that the move was based on the need to preserve and promote community health continually. The health practitioner, while speaking shortly after the inauguration of the group at the Conference Hall of the Ministry, noted that members were drawn from relevant ministries, agencies, law enforcement agencies, health institutions, and civil

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Naira weakened against the United States Dollar on Friday by N5 at the black market, selling at N960/$1 compared with the N955/$1 it was transacted in the preceding trading session. The shortage in the supply of forex into the market contributed to the loss suffered by the local currency during the trading session. This also affected the domestic currency in the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) window of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Friday, as it lost N5 against the greenback to sell at N968/$1, in contrast to Thursday’s exchange rate of N963/$1. However, the Nigerian currency

By Adedapo Adesanya Oil prices closed higher on Friday, boosted by supply constraints and worries of a Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine. Brent crude appreciated by $1.59 or 1.88 per cent to trade at $86.06 per barrel, while the United States West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose by $1.7 or 2.07 per cent to settle at $83.82 per barrel. The rising gap between crude oil quotas from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) and actual production has already been felt in the market. Traders believe that the OPEC+ group will continue to undershoot—by a lot—its oil production

By Dipo Olowookere Activities at the local bourse ended bearish on Friday, putting a halt to the bullish run since the beginning of this trading week. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) fell yesterday by 0.96 percent as profit taking activities returned, leading to losses recorded by 28 counters. At the close of business, Seplat led the losers’ chart after losing N23.90k of its share value to close at N711.10k per share. It was followed by Skye Shelter Fund, which depreciated by N5 to finish at N95 per share, and Dangote Cement, which went down by N3.40k to end at N235.80k

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A team has been put together by President Muhammadu Buhari to engage Twitter, popular social media platform, over the suspension of its operations in Nigeria. Twitter was banned in Nigeria by the federal government in early June after it deleted a tweet of President Buhari for violating one of its rules. The President had posted a series of tweets and in one of them, he threatened to treat those fomenting trouble in the South-East in a language they understand. He had earlier said those agitating to leave the country were too young to know about the losses

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Investors have been assured that the process of doing business in Lagos State would be made easier and better. Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, while speaking on Sunday, assured that his administration would continue formulate policies that would support business community in the metropolis. “We shall sustain the existing robust partnership with the private sector in the area of evolving sound policies that will stand the test of time and provide the roadmap in our journey to economic prosperity,” Mr Ambode said at the closing ceremony of the 2017 Lagos International Trade Fair. Represented at the

By Nkem Ndem Photo snapping and sharing on social media is a huge part of weddings in Nigeria today. If you are getting married anytime soon, there is a high chance you are already brainstorming your wedding hashtag. Indeed, creating a unique and personal phrase that guests will use on Instagram and Twitter to round up pictures of the big day, has become a normal part of wedding planning for modern Nigerian brides, but coming up with a unique and catchy hashtag can be tricky. Getting married and tired of cracking your head trying to find the perfect phrase? Jumia

By Ahmed Rahma Some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Obalende, Lagos are engaging in a free-for-all over the control of a garage, reports said. They have caused pandemonium in the area, using dangerous weapons to fight themselves, causing people within the vicinity to run for dear lives. According to information gathered by Business Post, trouble started on Thursday morning when a group of the transport union in the area allegedly attempted to take control of the garage at the Obalende Bridge, which made the rival group to put up a resistance. They, thereafter, started