Prioritising Patient Safety in Nigeria
By Niniola Williams Sir: Following the tragic deaths of a 21-month old boy in a private Lagos hospital and a mother of five in Kano amid allegations of medical negligence,…
Reflections on the death of Chimamanda Adichie’s son
By Samuel Fagade Sir: On January 7, 2026, celebrated Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her family suffered an unimaginable loss—the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi Esege, following…
SAN wants laws to checkmate medical negligence in states
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has called on state Houses of Assembly to urgently enact comprehensive healthcare legislation to address wh at he…
Medical Errors
By Dr. Sylvester Ikhisemojie The spectre of medical errors is a critically important subject, one that is as old as organised medical practice itself. What is striking, however, is not…
Lagos begins probes into twins’ immunisation deaths, awaits autopsy, examination reports
Safety concerns have arisen following the deaths of twin boys in Lagos after routine immunisation, with the state government awaiting autopsy and toxicology reports to determine the actual cause of…