Nigeria: Akpabio Pledges Legislative Reforms to Build Stronger, Digital Health System

He said health will remain at the heart of legislative priorities while experts, stakeholders push for sustainable financing, climate-resilient healthcare Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Ranks Among Global Leaders in Fight Against NTDs - Govt

He said that more than 30 million Nigerians had been removed from NTD treatment programmes, out of an initial 91 million treated nationwide, showing strong progress in disease… Read more »

Nigeria: Inside Nigeria's Prisons Where Female Inmates Are Left Without Menstrual Care

Nigeria budgets billions to maintain its prisons annually, but makes no specific provision for sanitary pads for women prisoners. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian State Seals Illegal Hospital Where Unlicensed Doctor Conducted Surgeries

An official said that the fake doctor has been arrested. Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Hospital Mortuary Drowns in Stench, Decay, Dysfunction

Even from a distance, a strong stench hung in the air around the overcrowded mortuary at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital. Read more »

Nigeria: Resident Doctors Say Strike Will Continue Until Government Takes Action

Mr Suleiman faulted government's claim that billions had been released to offset arrears owed to doctors, saying that most members are yet to receive payment. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Our Largest Global Centre for Malnutrition Treatment - MSF

Vice President Shettima says Nigeria loses $56 billion in human capital annually to malnutrition. Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina to Establish Local Nutrition Food Factory, Employ 2,300 Health Workers to Tackle Child Malnutrition

The governor also disclosed that Katsina contributed N1 billion to the Children's Nutrition Fund in partnership with UNICEF, while more than 2.2 million vulnerable residents have… Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera Kills 10 in Mubi, Residents Urged to Observe Hygiene

They also traced victims in communities to ensure they received medical care. Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 176 As Fatality Rate Worsens - NCDC

The NCDC report shows that Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Taraba remain the epicentres of the outbreak, accounting for 88 per cent of all confirmed cases recorded so far this year Read more »

Nigeria: Patients Bear Brunt As Resident Doctors' Strike Enters Fourth Day

The strike, which began on 1 November, followed what NARD described as years of unmet demands and broken promises by the federal government. Read more »

Nigeria: Edo Govt Set to Revive Drug Production in 2026, Targets End to Medical Tourism

The governor reaffirmed the state's determination to revive the long-abandoned Edo Pharmaceutical Company, which was vandalised during the EndSARS protest in 2020. Read more »

Nigeria: Health Workers Threaten Strike Over Unpaid Salary Adjustment

The group said the dispute centres on the federal government's failure to implement the upward adjustment of CONHESS as was done with the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure… Read more »

Nigeria: Resident Doctors Ignore Govt Appeal As Strike Grounds Hospital Services

The industrial action began at midnight on Saturday and was declared over due to years of unmet demands and poor working conditions. Read more »

Nigeria: Resident Doctors Fault Govt's Welfare Claims, Insist Strike Continues

The doctors' union, which declared an indefinite strike on Saturday, listed 19 unresolved demands it said the government has failed to meet. Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Govt Condemns Abduction of Neurosurgeon, Calls for Urgent Rescue

Mr Mbanugo was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Thursday, 30 October 2025Mr Mbanugo was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Thursday, 30 October 2025 Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Governor Provides Free Vesico Vaginal Fistula (Vvf) Surgeries, Women Empowerment Packages

The governor commended FirstBank for humanitarian partnership as 50 women benefit from life-changing surgeries, empowerment Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Accounts for Highest Global Maternal Deaths From Postpartum Haemorrhage - Research

Ms Galadanchi explained that while PPH occurs in every region, the differences in survival are linked to health system weaknesses, including slow emergency response, shortages of… Read more »

Nigeria: Visiting Greek Medical Team Fascinated By Jigawa's Infrastructure Development

A delegation of professionals from the humanitarian team Heart Doctors, commended Jigawa State for its exceptional organisation, hospitality, and modern infrastructure Read more »

Nigeria: Premium Times, Nigeria Health Watch, and the Punch to Host Webinar On Investing in Health Financing Reform

The webinar will consolidate key outcomes from the recently held National Health Financing Dialogue (NHFD), translating its technical recommendations into clear advocacy priorities… Read more »

Nigeria: Special Report - Hypertension Surges Among Young Nigerians, Defying Age Beliefs

The number of Africans living with hypertension has steadily risen over the past three decades and is projected to reach about 216 million by 2030. Read more »

Nigeria: Resident Doctors Lament N38 Billion Unpaid Allowances As Nationwide Strike Looms

The association resolved to go on an indefinite nationwide strike, effective Saturday, 1 November. Read more »

Nigeria: Intersex Community Calls for Legal Recognition, Condemns Harmful Surgeries On Newborns

They also emphasised that intersex variations are natural biological differences, not abnormalities. Read more »

Nigeria: Pate Seeks Improved Political Will, Unified Commitment to Strengthen Nigeria's Health System

Mr Pate said Nigeria's poor health outcomes are not due to lack of technical expertise but to weak prioritisation and absence of unified political will. Read more »

Nigeria: Delivering in Despair - How Displacement Fuels Maternal Health Catastrophe in Benue

Nigeria is rated the world's most dangerous nation in which to give birth. According to the most recent UN estimates for the country, compiled from 2023 figures, one in 100 women… Read more »