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2 weeks ago | 
arise.tv | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
As part of ongoing efforts to revitalise Nigeria’s health system and advance the presidential priorities on health, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) said it was implementing strategic reforms to the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund. The reforms aimed to improve accountability, ensure value for money and strengthen service delivery at the primary healthcare level.
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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Onyebuchi Ezigbo |Juliet Akoje
The federal government has said it will ensure that women and other vulnerable workers have equal access to employment opportunities, devoid of any form of discrimination. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, disclosed made this pledge while presenting a keynote address at the 2025 Senior Officers' Conference of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, held in Keffi, Nasarawa State.
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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Abuja — The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, has called for a synergy between the nation's pharmaceutical manufacturers and Nigeria universities in the development of new medicines and vaccines to reduce the overdependence on imported medical products.
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1 month ago | 
arise.tv | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Nigerian health leaders Prof Ali Pate and Bako-Aiyegbusi has been named in 2025 TIME100 list for transforming global health systems. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said that the Coordinating Minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, and Director of Nutrition, Mrs. Ladidi K.
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1 month ago | 
arise.tv | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
The WHO has donated eight vehicles to enhance FCT’s health emergency response, saying Africa faces over 100 health crises yearly. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Nigeria and the rest of Africa are being confronted with over 100 health emergencies every year.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Abuja — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised the alarm over the growing threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), describing it as a 'silent killer,' deadlier than malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) combined.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Abuja — As part of efforts at repositioning and restructuring operations of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), the Fund's management said it has recorded significant progress in several areas. A statement signed by Deputy General Manager and head Corporate Affairs Department, NSITF, Alexandria Mede, said the reforms have resulted in an unprecedented settling of 22,350 claims in 2024 only.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Abuja — The observance of this year's May Day celebration in Edo State appeared to have split the state branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Whereas the national leadership of NLC has asked members of its Edo State Chapter to commemorate the 2025 May Day independently in their respective union offices, there was another letter, directing workers to attend a governor's parade on May 1st, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
arise.tv | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
The observance of this year’s May Day celebration in Edo State appeared to have split the state branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Whereas the national leadership of NLC has asked members of its Edo State Chapter to commemorate the 2025 May Day independently in their respective union offices, there was another letter, directing workers to attend a governor’s parade on May 1st, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
arise.tv | Onyebuchi Ezigbo
The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has listed Nigeria and nine other countries as those to be affected by its decision to cut 20 per cent of its staff due to a funding shortfall amounting to $58 million. The other nine countries are Cameroon, Colombia, Eritrea, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Gaziantep (in Turkey) and Zimbabwe. The UN aid chief, Tom Fletcher, revealed this as he briefed staff after OCHA’s largest donor – the United States – cut funding.
