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Enduring peace in AMLSN cannot be built on constitutional shortcuts or selective compliance. The dissolution of the previous leadership and the call for fresh elections are clear acknowledgements that serious constitutional errors occurred…

Dr Donald Ibe Ofili Acting Registrar/CEO, MLSCN Chairman, 2025 Ad Hoc National Electoral Committee (ANEC) Abuja Compliments of the Season We, the Patriotic Medical Laboratory Scientists, concerned members of the Association of…

Massive Recruitment of Health Workers by Lagos State: A Positive Step, But Raises Concerns of Private Sector Drain The recent recruitment drive by the Lagos State Government to engage health officers  including Doctors, Nurses,…

For over two decades, confusion has persisted between Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) and Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) in Nigeria; two distinct disciplines often wrongly conflated. While MLS is a clinical health profession regulated…

MLSCN Reforms Gain Momentum Under Dr. Donald Ofili From September 1st to 6th, 2025, I was in Abuja to attend the Foundations of Laboratory Leadership and Management (FLLM) program, organized by the West Africa Postgraduate College of…

In the wake of recurring attempts to redefine roles within Nigeria’s healthcare space, the renewed push to reinsert microbiology graduates into direct clinical roles calls for a balanced yet critical reflection. While no one disputes the…

Remembering the life, legacy, and lasting controversy of the French scientist behind the abortion pill, whose work empowered millions—while dividing hearts and convictions across cultures and faiths.

Excerpt: “Africa’s education system, especially Nigeria’s, trains graduates to serve — not to solve. We produce professionals who consume, not creators who innovate. Until we reimagine education to empower self-reliance and invention, we…

“The exclusion of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) from the list of professional bodies allowed to accredit academic programmes in Nigerian universities is not only a legal oversight—it is a dangerous gamble with…

Public Health Relevance of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases. Background Atherosclerosis, the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), is a chronic inflammatory process…