The Enugu State Agency for Universal Health Coverage has signed a historic agreement with market trader unions to extend comprehensive, affordable healthcare services to thousands of informal sector workers across the state.
WHO, UNICEF and community leaders have applauded Governor Peter Mbah’s commitment to healthcare in Enugu State as new figures show an 80% increase in primary healthcare centre visits and immunisation coverage rising to 88.9%, surpassing the national target.
The management of ESUT Teaching Hospital says ongoing healthcare reforms and infrastructure projects under Governor Peter Mbah are repositioning the institution as Enugu State’s flagship tertiary medical facility.
President Bola Tinubu has launched a wide-reaching healthcare expansion programme, commissioning new and upgraded healthcare facilities, emergency systems, and specialist centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones as part of his administration’s third-year milestones.
Professor Chima Onoka has warned that Nigeria’s healthcare challenges will persist unless research findings are backed by effective policies, political will and stronger institutional reforms.
CAIDOV has urged INEC to ensure credible 2027 elections, calling for transparent result transmission, impartial security agencies, voter education and an end to electoral irregularities.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed December 2 for judgment in Nasir El-Rufai’s N1 billion rights suit against the ICPC, I-G and AGF over the search of his Abuja residence.
Nigeria’s evacuated Ebola patient has arrived in Switzerland and is receiving treatment at Geneva University Hospital, while her husband remains isolated in Zurich as health authorities continue containment measures.
The MYG Foundation has appealed for calm in Zamfara State over the omission of Accord Party governorship candidate Musa Yusuf-Garba from INEC’s list ahead of the 2027 general elections.