A Nigerian-born consultant surgeon based in Ireland, Mr Emmanuel Eguare, has donated a range of medical equipment and consumables to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) to support healthcare delivery. Mr Eguare, a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon and Clinical Director at NAAS General Hospital, Ireland, said the gesture was aimed at easing the
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 Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu, has been elected the 10th national president of the Nigerian Association of Orthodontists (NAO). She succeeds Dr Olayinka Adeyinka and will serve a three-year term. Until her election, she was the association’s vice president. In her acceptance speech, Prof Ize-Iyamu
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) is set for a significant transformation after the Edo State Government approved ₦2.5 billion for a new world-class paediatric centre. The project, secured by the hospital’s new Chief Medical Director, Prof. Idia Nibokun Ize-Iyamu, comes just a week into her tenure. For over 52 years, UBTH had consistently
The Edo State Government’s pledge of N2.5 billion to strengthen facilities at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has ignited a fierce political row between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Monday Okpebholo announced the intervention during a courtesy visit by UBTH’s new Chief Medical Director, Prof.
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has praised the appointment of Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu as the first female Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). BEDC’s Managing Director, Jonathan Lawani, commended President Bola Tinubu for the decision, calling it a historic milestone. He said Ize-Iyamu’s achievement reflects resilience, visionary leadership,
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Idia Nibukun Ize-Iyamu as Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, effective 18 August. Prof Ize-Iyamu, currently Dean of the University of Benin’s School of Dentistry, has worked at UBTH for 27 years, rising from junior registrar to honorary consultant and head of department. She has
