Day 2 Of Nurses’ Nationwide Strike Disrupts Services Across Edo State

Day two of the nationwide warning strike by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has continued to paralyse healthcare services across Edo State. ITV’s Jolaade Ojo monitored the situation in Benin City and reports on the deepening impact on patients and their families. www.itvradiong.com/live www.youtube.com/itvradiong www.facebook.com/itvradiong www.twitter.com/itvradiong www.instagram.com/itvradiong www.tiktok.com/@itvradiong

Oke Creative Future Foundation Supports 30 Cancer Patients At UBTH

In a remarkable show of support for cancer patients, the Oke Creative Future Foundation recently visited the Oncology Department of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital to provide much-needed assistance and raise awareness about early cancer detection. Ikponmwosa Ugiagbe reports that the Oke Creative Future Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to supporting cancer patients through […]

HEALTH: Ag. Chairman, Ikpoba-Okha LGA, Jolly Ogbeide Flags Off Free Malaria Treatment Campaign

The Acting Chairman of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Obosa Jolly Ogbeide, has officially launched a free malaria treatment campaign, targeting all 32 Primary Health Centres across the council. Favour Osaro has details. www.itvradiong.com/live www.youtube.com/itvradiong www.facebook.com/itvradiong www.twitter.com/itvradiong www.instagram.com/itvradiong www.tiktok.com/@itvradiong

Residents In Akoko-Edo LGA Participate In Monthly Sanitation Exercise

As part of concerted efforts to maintain cleanliness and promote environmental sustainability, the acting Chairman of Akoko-Edo Local Government, Mr. Alabi Bliss Oshionogue, last Saturday joined hands with officials of the Environmental Department and other local leaders for the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. The initiative follows a directive from the State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo […]

UNIBEN Inducts 92 Pioneer Radiographers Of 2023-2024 Session

The Department of Radiography at the University of Benin has officially inducted its first set of graduates into the radiography profession — a total of 92 newly qualified radiographers. The ceremony, held at the university’s Akin-Deko Auditorium, drew attendance from the university’s management, proud parents, and well-wishers. The report filed by Pelumi Abioye is presented […]

POPULATION DECLINE: China Offers Parents $1,500 In Bid To Boost Births

Parents in China are being offered 500 thousand dollars a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government’s first nationwide subsidy aimed at boosting birth rates. The country’s birth rate has been falling, even after the ruling Communist Party abolished its controversial one-child policy almost a decade ago. The […]

Ag. Chairman, Uhunmwonde LG Council, Benjamin Iredia, Monitors Compliance With Environmental Sanitation Exercise

The acting Chairman, Uhunmwode Local Government Area, Iredia Benjamin Osas, on Saturday led a Task Force team on strategic compliance monitoring for July’s monthly Environmental Sanitation exercise in Edo State. The move is to promote environmental hygiene and sustainable public health in the local government. Favour Osaro has details. www.itvradiong.com/live www.youtube.com/itvradiong www.facebook.com/itvradiong www.twitter.com/itvradiong www.instagram.com/itvradiong www.tiktok.com/@itvradiong

Cholera Outbreak Claims 16 Lives In Niger State

The cholera outbreak in Niger State has claimed sixteen lives and several others have been hospitalised at an isolation Centre in Minna, the State capital. Kaduna Correspondent Nma Mohammed reports that cases of the outbreak were reported in five local government areas. www.itvradiong.com/live www.youtube.com/itvradiong www.facebook.com/itvradiong www.twitter.com/itvradiong www.instagram.com/itvradiong www.tiktok.com/@itvradiong

Improved Welfare Demand: Doctors Insist No Going Back On Nationwide Strike Scheduled To Commence On Thursday

As the twenty-one-day ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government draws to a close on July 23, the Nigerian Medical Association has warned it will ground medical services nationwide if the government fails to meet its demands. Its President, Professor Bala Audu, who confirmed this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, noted that the […]

Report Puts Nigeria Nurses in the UK at 15,421 in 8 Years

At least fifteen thousand, four hundred and twenty-one Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives have been licensed to practise in the United Kingdom between 2017 and March 31, 2025. This is contained in the latest data from the UK’s Nursing and Midwifery Council register, obtained by our correspondent. The NMC is the regulatory body in the UK […]