Nigeria: Strange Illness Claims 8 Lives in Sokoto, 208 Cases Identified

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has so far confirmed eight deaths and over 208 suspected new cases following an outbreak of a strange illness in Sokoto state. Read more »

Nigeria: Global Immunisation Efforts Saved Over 154m Lives in 50 Years - Study

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world on Wednesday to mark this year's World Immunisation Week, a landmark study has revealed that global immunisation efforts have saved an… Read more »

Nigeria: Nass Orders CEO of Alliance Hospital, Others to Face Organ Harvesting Charges

In the ongoing case involving the Alliance Hospital and Services Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Dr. Christopher Otabor, and three others over an alleged organ harvest, the House of… Read more »

Nigeria: We Do Not Add Sugar to Infant Products in Nigeria - Nestle

Food and beverage company, Nestle Nigeria, has refuted the claims of an investigative report alleging that it (Nestle) was adding sugar to its infant milk and cereal products sold… Read more »

Nigeria: Three Nigerian Students Float Healthcare Startup for the Elderly

Three Nigerian students, Damilola Olaopa, Hameed Abdulrahman and Isatayo Samuel have taken the initiative to protect elderly Nigerian parents whose children are ironically taking… Read more »

Nigeria: Why You Should Ditch the Booze When You're Pregnant!

Imagine when your pregnancy is scanned for the first time so you could see your precious baby growing in the womb, suddenly its whole body gives a shudder and the foetus appears to… Read more »

Nigeria: Patient Abandoned By Children in Hospital Goes Unruly, Messes Up Ward With Urine

The management of Babcock University Teaching Hospital (BUTH), Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, is seeking to locate the relatives of one of its patients, Mr. Maurice Okpenyong, who has… Read more »

Nigeria: My Sister Is Pregnant for Her Father-in-Law Again

Crazy, isn't it? That the father of a child would be his grandfather. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu to Gavi CEO - Nigerian Manufacturers Capable, Ready to Produce Vaccines

President Bola Tinubu has called on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to collaborate with potential Nigerian vaccine manufacturers to ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for… Read more »

Nigeria: World Autism Day - First Lady Calls for Early Diagnosis, Intervention

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has said that early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can help people on the autism spectrum reach significant gains in their… Read more »

Nigeria: Discrimination Against Albinos On the Rise - Napa

The National Association of Persons with Albinism (NAPA) has raised the alarm over the alleged rise in cases of discrimination and injustice against persons with albinism. Read more »

Nigeria: 1 Million Children in Nigeria Die Every Year From Diseases - - Minister

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Muhammad Pate, said 1 million children under five years old die every year in Nigeria from diseases, including… Read more »

Nigeria: Why I'm Raising N100m for Cancer - - Bimbo Oloyede At 70

Unknown to many of her teeming fans, veteran broadcaster, Bimbo Oloyede was the first female network broadcaster in Nigeria. More significantly, she has stayed the course, a rarity… Read more »

Nigeria: Benue Records 46 Lassa Fever Cases, 9 Deaths

...Ortese IDP camp records outbreak Read more »

Nigeria: Stop Taking Illicit Drugs, Marwa Cautions Women, Youths

Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), the Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has advised Nigerian women and youths to desist from taking psychoactive drugs and alcohol. Read more »

Nigeria: Hardship - One Dies, 5 Others Hospitalised After Eating 'Amala' in Oyo

As Nigerians groan due to hardship and hunger in the country, a family of six who reportedly ate flour prepared from cassava peels have been rushed to Ladoke Akintola Teaching… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Nurses Drag Nmcn to Court Over a Controversial Circular

..demand N5million compensation Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever Kills 4 in Kaduna As Governor Orders Investigation

Fear grips Kaduna as 4 persons were feared dead due to the outbreak of suspected viral hemorrhagic fever, Lassa Fever, at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna. Read more »

Nigeria: Ongoing Reforms in Edo'll Save Nigeria $40bn Spent On Medical Tourism, Education - Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said his administration is changing the narrative in the state's education and health sectors, noting that the holistic reforms in the… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Nabs 6-Month Pregnant Woman, 23 Other Suspected Drug Suppliers

A six-month pregnant lady, a mother of three children and three other women and a 42-year-old man are among 24 suspected drug traffickers and dealers arrested in major interdiction… Read more »

Nigeria: Oncologist Bemoans Nigeria's Lack of Comprehensive Cancer Centre, As 79,542 Die in 1 Year

Worried by the high number of cancer cases and fatalities in Nigeria, a cancer specialist, Dr Abia Nzelu, is seeking major investments of resources to facilitate the establishment… Read more »

Nigeria: Financial Toxicity, Major Challenge in Cancer Treatment - Dr Bolanle Adegboyega

·Nigeria has fewer than 10 brachytherapy machines Read more »

Nigeria: Govt's Upscaling Initiatives to Reverse Worrisome WASH Indices - Minister

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utsev, Thursday, disclosed that the Federal Government is upscaling initiatives to reverse worrisome Water Sanitation… Read more »

Nigeria: Blinken Praises Nigeria On HIV/Aids Prevention, Covid-19 Response

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has expressed satisfaction about Nigeria's progress on health, particularly the HIV and AIDS prevention programme, even as he… Read more »

Nigeria: Rotary Commits $14m Grant to End Polio in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday welcomed a new funding commitment made by Rotary International to support Nigeria in its efforts to eradicate all forms of… Read more »