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The Federal Ministry of Health has ordered the immediate disengagement of directors who have served eight years in the directorate cadre, enforcing the Federal Government’s tenure policy across the health sector. A memo obtained in Abuja on Tuesday confirmed that the directive affects directors in the ministry, federal hospitals, agencies, and parastatals under the ministry’s…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stepped up regulatory action on alcohol distribution, resuming enforcement of its ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and in plastic or glass bottles below 200 millilitres. The agency clarified that the move does not involve the shutdown…
The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists (NSA) is pushing for involvement in the Lagos State Government’s investigation into the death of Chimamanda Adichie’s 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, citing concerns of medical negligence. The society’s National President, Prof. Alhassan Mohammed, is advocating for a senior anaesthetist to be part of the investigative panel to ensure a thorough…
Renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege, are mourning the loss of their 21-month-old twin son, Nkanu Nnamdi, who passed away on January 7, 2026, after a brief illness. The family alleges that medical negligence at Euracare Hospital in Lagos led to the toddler’s death, citing failures such as denial…