Health

Musa Na Allahi, Sokoto Access to child-spacing services in parts of Sokoto State has been severely hampered due to the persistent threat of banditry, forcing many families to abandon their …

The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill that could transform the country’s approach to fighting malaria. Sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), the proposed legislation seeks to create the …

The Senate has passed a bill for second reading to establish the National Agency for Malaria Eradication (NAME), a landmark initiative to tackle Nigeria’s overwhelming malaria burden. Senator Ned Nwoko …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 138 lives between January to date with a 19.3 per cent case fatality rate. This is …

The Kano State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), Bayero University Kano (BUK), has successfully hosted a high-level dissemination …

As the world marks International Nurses Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 42 per cent of nurses in Africa plan to emigrate, threatening to further destabilise already …

As the world marks International Nurses Day 2025, the Acting World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has issued a passionate appeal for urgent and sustained …

On Friday, Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, inaugurated Nigeria’s first large-scale rapid diagnostic test (IVD) production facility and the second of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company, CODIX BIO …

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Oyebanji Filani, said that the state government had treated over 800,000 persons for malaria in the last 18 months as part of efforts to eliminate …

Security operatives in Kaduna have arrested three suspects involved in the production of fake Soya oil and sealed the factory. The Kaduna Police Command, in a statement by its spokesman, …