UNILAG’s DLI Hosts Special Staff Health Seminar on Managing Stress in an Open Distance Learning Environment The Distance Learning Institute (DLI) of the University of Lagos has organised a health seminar on wellness and productivity in the academic environment for its staff. Hosted on Friday, November 28, 2025, the seminar, themed ‘Managing Stress and Stressors
UBTH has seen significant transformation in the first 100 days of Prof. Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu’s leadership The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has seen a significant transformation in the first 100 days of Prof. Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu’s leadership. Her CARES philosophy, combining compassion with efficiency, has guided structural and operational reforms across the institution.
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Medical Centre will host its 13th Annual Health Week in conjunction with World AIDS Day from Monday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 3, 2025. The week-long event aims to raise awareness on critical health issues and promote wellness among students, staff, and the wider community. The programme kicks off on
UNILAG Faculty of Life Sciences Hosts Alumnus, Dr Obidimma Ezezika, from Canadian Varsity The Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Lagos hosted alumnus Dr Obidimma Ezezika, now an Associate Professor at Western University, Canada, for a multi-stakeholder engagement to inspire students and faculty.Dr Ezezika, a 2000 graduate of UNILAG’s Department of Microbiology, delivered
Prof. Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu, Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital The first 100 days of Prof Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu as Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital have delivered a measured but visible shift in an institution long strained by rising demand and limited resources. Rather than public
Dr. Russell Baker of the University of Idaho Across Idaho, patients in rural towns and urban centres alike face gaps in healthcare access and research. To address these challenges, four institutions—Boise State University, Idaho State University, University of Idaho, and the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Centre—are joining forces in a new initiative to improve health
Dr. Temitope Ilori, DG of NACA and Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme, CMD of UCTH inspecting health facilities donated to UCTH The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) in Cross River State has received a 10,000-litre oxygen plant, described by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) as the most comprehensive in Nigeria’s South-South region.
Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) have said their strike will continue until the Federal Government reviews the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS). Comrade Bertrand Ogbuani, Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) AE-FUTHA Branch, told journalists in Abakaliki on Wednesday that the
Senator Abba Moro (PDP-Benue) The Senate has passed for second reading a bill to amend the University Teaching Hospitals and Reconstitution of Boards Act 2005, following a presentation of its general principles on Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Abba Moro (PDP-Benue), seeks to include the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo Teaching Hospital in
Prof Mercy Adaku Chigemezu Onwuama, during the UNILAG 488th Inaugural Lecture Professor Mercy Adaku Chigemezu Onwuama has urged Nigeria to overhaul its health education framework, insisting it is central to reducing the country’s disease burden.She delivered the charge during the University of Lagos’ 488th Inaugural Lecture titled “Breaking Barriers in Disease Prevention: Health Education, A
