July 27, 2022
Nigeria: 1.74m Children in North-East At Risk of Malnutrition - UN
United Nations has decried that worsening food insecurity may push 1.74 million children under the age of five in the North-eastern Nigeria into malnutrition. Read more »
Nigeria: 80% of Nigerians Sliding Into Poverty Due to Rising Healthcare Cost - WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that about 80 percent of Nigeria's population has fallen into poverty as they struggle to pay hospital bills. Read more »
July 25, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Disagrees With Global Fund's Alleged Misappropriation of HIV Grants
The federal government has rejected the alleged misappropriation of money obtained as grants from the United States-backed Global Fund to support HIV-AIDS related health… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Nigeria: Malnutrition and Its Alarming Endemic Situation in Nigeria
Public Health experts see malnutrition as one of the major public health and development concerns, globally. In Nigeria, especially in Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger, the situation is… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Nigeria: 121 Million Unintended Pregnancies Occur Globally Each Year - Report
The 2022 State of the World Population Report has revealed that between 2015-2019, there were roughly 121 million unintended pregnancies each year, which amounted to 48 per cent of… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Africa Needs $424bn to Recover From Pandemic Devastation, Says Adesina
African nations need $424 billion this year to help them cope with the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Head of the African Development Bank (AfDB),… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Nigeria: MSF Seeks Nigerian Govt, UN Intervention Over Rising Malnutrition in Crisis-Ridden North-West
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translated to mean 'Doctors without Borders,' an international medical humanitarian organisation has raised the alarm over the… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Nigeria: How Appropriate Sewer System Can Tackle Malaria Scourge in Nigeria
A pest control specialist and malaria advocate, Mr Francis Nwapa has called on government at all levels to reconstruct the drainages with appropriate sewer systems in place to… Read more »
Nigeria: Ekweremadu - Court Orders NIMC to Release Organ Donor's Bio-Data to AGF
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to release a Certified True Copy (CTC) of the biodata… Read more »
June 19, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Rejects Degrees From Online Medical Schools in Ukraine, Other Countries
Federal government has disapproved the medical and dental degree certificates issued through online training by Medical Schools in Ukraine and other countries of the world. Read more »
June 22, 2022
Nigeria: Senate Okays Establishment of Four Medical Centres, Amends Teaching Hospitals Act
The Senate yesterday passed four bills to establish Federal Medical Centres in four states across the country. Read more »
June 21, 2022
Nigeria: Senate Okays Four New Medical Centres, Amends Teaching Hospitals Act
The Senate, Tuesday, passed four bills to establish Federal Medical Centres in four states across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Covid-19 - 19 Percent Eligible Nigerians Vaccinated, Says Govt
The federal government yesterday said the country has been able to fully vaccinate 21,236,404 of its eligible population with COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »
June 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Rejects Degrees From Online Medical Schools in Ukraine, Other Countries
Federal government has disapproved the medical and dental degree certificates issued through online training by Medical Schools in Ukraine and other countries of the world. Read more »
Africa: One Billion People Globally Have Mental Disorders, WHO Reveals
Depression, anxiety increased by 25% in 2020 Read more »
June 17, 2022
Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala's WTO Nears Deals On Vaccines, Fisheries in Final Hours of Talks
The world's top trade ministers neared major agreements on reduction of fishery subsidies and a loosening of vaccine-production limits yesterday evening after marathon talks in… Read more »
Nigeria: 11.2m People Live With Diabetes in Nigeria, Say Experts
Experts in the health sector have declared that 11.2 million are currently living with the condition in Nigeria and advised Nigerians to practice preventive measures in order to… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Nigeria: Need for Multi-Faceted Approach in Achieving Zero Maternal Mortality
At the recently held Nigeria Heath Watch's conference in Abuja themed 'Evidence for Change - Learnings and Recommendations for Quality Maternal Care', stakeholders harped on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Albinism Day - Affected Persons Demand for Special Medical Centres
Persons with Albinism in Nasarawa State have demanded for the establishment of Special Medical Centres in each state of the federation to provide care and free treatment for people… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Nigeria: U.S. Has Contributed $6bn Towards Tackling HIV in Nigeria, Says Ambassador
The United States government has contributed $6 billion to assist Nigeria in her fight against the human immunodeficiency viruse (HIV) over the past 35 years. Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: Funke Akindele, 236 Others Lose Suit Challenging Covid-19 Conviction
Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has struck out a suit by popular actress, Funke Akindale alias Jenifa, her husband Abdul Rasheed Bello, and 236… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Nigeria: Who Raises the Alarm Over Dangers of Environmental Impact of Tobacco Industry
*Says vaccinations, natural immunity to slash Africa's COVID deaths by 94% in 2022 Read more »
June 03, 2022
Nigeria: 200,000 Undetected Tuberculosis Infections Occur Annually in Nigeria, Says Govt
The federal government yesterday said despite significant progress made in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in the country, there were still over 200,000 new… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Nigeria: One Million Children to Get Free Malaria Treatment in Adamawa
One million children from age three to 59 months old are billed to get free malaria treatment in Adamawa State in 2022. Read more »
June 01, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Seeks Vaccine to Halt Spread of Monkeypox Disease
The federal government yesterday revealed that it was collaborating with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United States Centre for Disease Control to see how Nigeria… Read more »