The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has marked the 2025 World Anaesthesia Day with a series of emergency preparedness and life-saving sensitisation exercises for pupils and patients in Benin City. As part of the commemoration, pupils of the UBTH Staff School were trained on basic emergency response skills. At the same time, awareness campaigns
The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), now known as Yakubu Gowon University, in partnership with the Nigeria Sodium Study Team and the Cardiovascular Research Centre, has intensified its salt reduction awareness campaign to reach wider population segments. The campaign initially targeted students in universities across the country’s geopolitical zones and has now been scaled up to
A professor of Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Lagos, Omolola Olubunmi Orenuga, has raised an alarm over the link between a mother’s oral health and the well-being of her unborn child. Speaking during the 22nd Inaugural Lecture of the 2024/2025 academic session at the College of Medicine, UNILAG, Prof. Orenuga noted that poor oral
On the eve of World Breast Cancer Research Day, new findings from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) reveal the role of lifestyle in breast cancer prevention and survival. The study states that maintaining a healthy body weight and engaging in regular physical activity not only lowers
Adeola T. Kola-Mustapha, a Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, University of Ilorin, has called for the careful use of prescription drugs to avoid the adverse effects of such medicinal substances on one’s health. Prof. Kola-Mustapha gave this advice last Thursday (July 10, 2025) while delivering the 285th Inaugural Lecture of the
Geneith Pharmaceuticals Ltd has started a quiz competition for young people in secondary schools and tertiary institutions across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is designed to help reduce the number of hours lost to hospital visits due to malaria. The competition aims to educate Nigerian youth about the dangers of
