EDUCATION HEALTH

King’s College London Opens Fully Funded Online Health Programme for Nigerian Students

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

Nigerian secondary school graduates seeking a pathway into higher education and careers in healthcare have been offered a fresh opportunity as the Afe Babalola Centre for Transnational Education at King’s College London has opened applications for a fully funded Foundation Certificate in

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Global AIDS Fight at Crossroads as UN Warns Funding Cuts Threaten Goal of Ending Epidemic by 2030

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

The global fight against HIV/AIDS stands at a defining moment as the United Nations warned that steep funding cuts and growing attacks on human rights could reverse decades of hard-won gains and derail the ambitious target of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. As world leaders on Monday convened at the United […]

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Abiodun Commissions Pharma Warehouse, Says 30,000 Ogun Residents Receive Free HIV Treatment

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2026

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that more than 30,000 residents living with HIV are currently receiving free antiretroviral therapy, counselling, and support services in health facilities across the state. Governor Abiodun made this known on Thursday in Abeokuta during the commissioning of the Pharma-Grade Warehouse of the Ogun State Drugs and

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Tinubu Establishes Ebola Preparedness Task Force

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

…Approves N10bn Emergency Fund President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats and directed the immediate release of N10 billion to strengthen Nigeria’s readiness against a possible outbreak. The emergency intervention fund is aimed at boosting the

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Cholera Outbreak Overwhelms Health Facilities in Borno as Nearly 8,000 Fall Ill

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

A rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in northeastern Nigeria has placed immense pressure on healthcare facilities in Borno State, with nearly 8,000 suspected cases recorded within five weeks and dozens of deaths reported. Health authorities say the outbreak, which began in early May, has spread across multiple communities, affecting 14 local government areas and 50 wards.

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NNPC Foundation Donates State-of-the-Art MRI Machine to Dala Orthopaedic Hospital in Kano

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2026

The NNPC Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of NNPC Limited, has commissioned and handed over a fully installed state-of-the-art 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system to the National Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH), Dala, Kano State, in a move aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery and improving access to advanced diagnostic services. The