Nigeria Customs Holds 7th Medical Retreat in Katsina, Launches Free Healthcare Outreach

Nigeria Customs Holds 7th Medical Retreat in Katsina, Launches Free Healthcare Outreach

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Medical Unit has commenced its 7th Annual Medical Corps Retreat in Katsina State, with a focus on strengthening healthcare delivery and improving the welfare of officers and personnel across the Service. The five-day retreat, which began on Monday, May 11, 2026, is themed “Operational Wellbeing: Protecting Health to Protect Borders.” Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, represented […]

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COAS: Standardised protocols key to improving army healthcare

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has said the effectiveness of medical services in the Nigerian Army depends on the integration of standard administrative systems and stronger inter-agency coordination. He made the remarks on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the head of Defence Health Maintenance Limited, Surgeon Rear Admiral Azeeze Bayo Afolayan (Rtd), during a courtesy visit to Army Headquarters. According to a […]

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2O25 Africa Digital Health Summit: FG Heralds Vision for Healthcare Delivery

Middle (wearing red cap, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako Honourable Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare; 2nd Left: Dr. Kamil Shoretire Director Health Planning Research & Statistics Department FMoHSW & 3rd Right: Dr. Adebobola Adebashorun, Director & National Coordinator HIV/AIDS,Viral Hepatitis & STIs Control Programme FMoHSW. By Toffa Momoh The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s healthcare landscape through digital innovation, data systems, and artificial intelligence […]

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Prioritise healthcare funding over foreign aid, Moghalu tells African leaders

Former presidential candidate and economist, Kingsley Moghalu, has called on African countries to prioritise healthcare funding from their own resources rather than relying on foreign aid. According to him in a statement on Friday via X, dependence on external assistance for healthcare interventions is not a sustainable strategy for the continent. Moghalu’s comments come in the wake of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the […]

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Zamfara gov delivers on healthcare promise, renovates hospital

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensure that projects of utmost importance are given the highest priority. Lawal made the commitment while inaugurating the renovated general hospital in Maru Local Government Area.This was according to a statement on Sunday by the spokesperson to the governor, Sulaiman Idris. The statement noted that Lawal’s administration is in the process of renovating and equipping all the general hospitals […]

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