January 29
Nigeria: SFH Reaches Millions in Seven States Through Integrated Malaria Prevention Campaign
According to figures provided in the statement, ITN campaigns reached about 6.1 million people in Delta, 9.1 million in Kaduna, 14.7 million in Kano, 8.2 million in Katsina, 6.3… Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records 21 New Cases in First Week of 2026 - NCDC
Data from the report indicate that 104 suspected cases were recorded in the reporting week, out of which 21 were laboratory confirmed, with no probable cases reported. Read more »
January 27
Nigeria: Govt to Sanitise Cosmetics Industry, Protect Public Health
She said the initiative became necessary due to the increasing circulation of harmful cosmetic products across the country, posing serious short and long term health risks to… Read more »
Nigeria: Experts Say Social Media Addiction Can Lead to Mental Health Challenges
Ms Ibrahim emphasised that the challenges might eventually lead to suicidal ideations, low self-esteem, poor sleep, reduced attention, memory impairment and poor academic… Read more »
January 25
Nigeria: Pregnant Woman Allegedly Dies At Ondo Fake Medical Facility
The woman died after her condition was mismanaged by alleged quack medical personnel at an unregistered medical facility in Sabo in Odigbo LGA. Read more »
January 26
West Africa: Lagos Hospital Conducts 'West Africa's First' Robotic Gynaecological Surgery
"With robotic surgery, we removed two large tumours. She will go home today and return to work tomorrow." Read more »
January 25
Nigeria: Lagos Hospital Records 212 Prostate Surgeries in 2025 Amid Rising Cancer Rates Among Men
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Read more »
Nigeria: Premium Times' 2025 Investigations Identify the Gaps, Failures in Nigeria's Health Sector
These 20 investigations capture Nigeria's most pressing health challenges in 2025, and how ordinary Nigerians bear the consequences when systems fail. Read more »
January 23
Africa: Africa CDC Declares End to Mpox As Continental Health Emergency
Between early 2025 and late 2025, suspected Mpox cases declined by 40 per cent, while confirmed cases dropped by 60 per cent. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Hundreds of Children Die of Malnutrition in Kebbi
According to the Kebbi State Nutrition Office, 608 severely malnourished children died between January and September 2025 across 21 treatment centres in five local government… Read more »
January 20
Nigeria: Why Lagos Health Workers Remain On Strike After Two Months - Johesu
The industrial action stems from unresolved issues bordering on salary structures, professional recognition and welfare concerns. Read more »
Nigeria: Students of Ondo School of Health Technology Protest Extortion, Poor Infrastructure
The students, who gathered at the school's main entrance in their hundreds as early as 7 a.m., barricaded the gate with a bonfire while chanting solidarity songs. Read more »
January 16
Nigeria: Patients Stranded Across Nigeria As Health Workers' Strike Enters Third Month
Despite a federal government directive enforcing a "no work, no pay" policy, JOHESU has insisted that the strike will continue until its demands are met. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Establishes Task Force to Tackle Medical Errors, Improve Patient Safety
The establishment of the task force follows concerns over medical errors in Nigeria's healthcare system, which persist in both public and private hospitals. Read more »
January 15
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Inaugurates Committee to Improve Power Supply in Health Facilities
The initiative targets at least 30 per cent renewable-powered healthcare delivery by the end of 2027. Read more »
Nigeria: Candidate Lassa Fever Vaccine Enters Human Trials As Global Health Partners Outline Plans for Nigeria
The experimental vaccine is being developed by researchers at the University of Oxford, a UK-based research institution, with support from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness… Read more »
Africa: WHO Urges Higher Taxes On Sugary Drinks, Alcohol to Curb Preventable Deaths
The organisation urged countries to raise and redesign taxes as part of its new 3 by 35 initiative, which aims to increase the real prices of tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks by… Read more »
January 14
Nigeria: Health Workers Insist Nationwide Strike Continues Despite 'No Work, No Pay' Order
The union said the majority of its members voted to sustain the strike, rejecting what it described as attempts to intimidate workers into submission. Read more »
January 11
Nigeria: Group Launches Scholarship for 30 Female Medical Students to Address Nigeria's Gender Health Gap
The founder noted that the initiative was created in response to long-standing gaps in how women's health needs are understood, researched and prioritised in policy and investment. Read more »
January 12
Nigeria: Nigeria's Resident Doctors Suspend Planned Strike, Give Reasons
The development comes days after the National Industrial Court of Nigeria issued an interim order restraining NARD and its members from embarking on the planned strike, pending the… Read more »
January 10
Nigeria: Writer Chimamanda Adichie Blames Baby Son's Death On Medical Negligence
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Nnamdi, one of Adichie's twin sons, died on Wednesday after a brief illness. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Restrains Nigeria's Resident Doctors From Planned Strike
The court also barred NARD from taking steps preparatory to any industrial action. Read more »
January 04
Nigeria: Nigeria's Health Minister Confirms Mass Vaccination Against Measles, Yellow Fever
Mr Pate said beyond measles and yellow fever, five million children had received the pentavalent vaccine. Read more »
January 03
Africa: Drug-Resistant Infections Rising Across Africa, Study Warns
The African health organisation said that the study analysed more than 187,000 laboratory test results from 205 laboratories in 14 African countries, including Nigeria. Read more »
January 01
Nigeria: Jigawa Primary Healthcare Agency, WHO Destroy Expired Noodles
The noodles were part of incentives to boost participation in polio and routine immunisation campaigns. Read more »
