Healthcare – City Business News

November 1, 2026 No Responses

Akande-Ajala: Healthy Ageing Key Components Of Retirement Security

Dr Olutoyin Akande-Ajala, Consultant Geriatrician and Founder and Medical Director of JBS Gerontology Centre, has called for the integration of healthcare and healthy ageing into retirement planning, stressing that financial security alone cannot guarantee a fulfilling life after retirement.Akande-Ajala made...

October 28, 2026 No Responses

UBTH Seeks Edo Govt Partnership To Strengthen Healthcare Delivery

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has called on the Edo State Government to establish a strategic partnership aimed at improving healthcare delivery and expanding access to essential medical services across the state.The Chief Medical Director o...

October 25, 2026 No Responses

Ebola: Nigeria Mobilises 500 IPC Alumni

THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has mobilised Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) alumni and media fellows to strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness for Ebola and other public health emergencies.The mobilisation was discussed at th...

October 21, 2026 No Responses

Ebola: FAAN Heightens Vigilance At Airports

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has heightened vigilance across airport operations following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The authority said it was working ...

October 21, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case, Identifies 44 Contacts

The Federal Government has confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and commenced contact tracing, with 44 close contacts identified as part of efforts to prevent further transmission.The Minister of Health and Social Welfar...

September 3, 2026 No Responses

Adeboye Donates Three Dialysis Machines To UBTH

The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, has commended the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and his wife, Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, for donating....

August 6, 2026 No Responses

LUTH Seeks Stronger Stakeholder Support For Breastfeeding

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has called for stronger collaboration among governments, healthcare providers, employers, families and other stakeholders to promote effective breastfeeding practices as part of effor...

June 10, 2026 No Responses

Ebola: Tinubu Approves ₦10b Emergency Fund

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats and ordered the immediate release of ₦10 billion as emergency intervention funding.The development was di...

June 8, 2026 No Responses

NDDC Donates Medical Equipment to Rivers Health Centre

Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated medical equipment to the Model Primary Health Care Centre, Orogbum Community, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of its efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and impro...

June 1, 2026 No Responses

Ebola: FAAN, Lagos Step Up Surveillance

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Lagos State Government health officials, and Port Health Services have reinforced measures to prevent the importation and spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) through the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, f...

May 31, 2026 No Responses

37 Dead, 3,000 Affected By Cholera Outbreak In Borno

THE Borno State Government has raised alarm over a cholera outbreak that has infected more than 3,000 people and claimed 37 lives across seven local government areas of the state within the month of May.Dr Saleh Abba-Kaza, Executive Secretary of...

May 16, 2026 No Responses

Anxiety As Ebola Death Toll Hits 65

Health authorities on Friday confirmed that about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been recorded in an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)The suspected cases and 65 deaths were recorded mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara, with...

March 28, 2026 No Responses

Lassa Fever Claims 135 Lives In Nigeria As Authorities Task States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 135 deaths from Lassa fever as of Epidemiological Week 10 of 2026, with the case fatality rate rising to 26.2 per cent, according to the latest situation report.The NCDC...

March 8, 2026 No Responses

First Lady Seeks Better Care For Elderly

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to show greater compassion and care for elderly people within their families and communities in order to help them live longer and healthier lives.She made the appeal on Saturday during the...