May 05
Nigeria: 1 Million More Midwives Needed to Save 4 Million Lives Yearly - UNFPA
Ms Keita noted that midwives are trained to provide most essential sexual and reproductive health services. Read more »
April 20
Nigeria: Global Health Partnership Secures $806m to Tackle Maternal, Child Deaths
It is also expected to mobilise up to $12.5 billion in World Bank financing, $17.8 billion from partners, and $21.4 billion in domestic resources to scale high-impact health and… Read more »
April 19
Nigeria: Delays, Referrals and Risk - What a Doctor's Death Reveals About Nigeria's Maternal Care Gaps
Her death has since raised questions about post-delivery monitoring and the availability of intensive care services in facilities managing high-risk pregnancies Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 50 Percent Drop in Maternal Deaths in Health Facilities - Report
The report, obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, linked the nearly 50 per cent reduction to expanded access to skilled maternity care, improved referral systems, and the nationwide scale-up… Read more »
March 09
Nigeria: Teenage Pregnancy Highest in Northern Nigeria - - Report
It showed 32 per cent of girls aged 15-19 in Kebbi had been pregnant, followed by Zamfara and Kaduna at 30 per cent each, while Lagos and Edo recorded about three per cent. 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 »
November 19, 2025
Nigeria: Special Report - Maternal, Neonatal Deaths High in Underserved Lagos Communities
A 2023 report revealed that Nigeria has the second-highest cases of maternal and neonatal deaths. Read more »
November 11, 2025
Nigeria: How Nigerian Women Are Reacting to Suspended Abortion Bill
Many argued that the development is a misplaced priority. Read more »
October 30, 2025
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 »
October 27, 2025
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 »
October 24, 2025
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 »
October 23, 2025
Nigeria: 1 in 3 Newborns Breastfed Within First Hour, As Poor Diets Persist
According to the trend figure in the report, exclusive breastfeeding has improved from about two per cent in 1990 to around 29 per cent in 2018 and remains near that level in… Read more »
October 21, 2025
Nigeria: Only 3 in 10 Married Women Make Informed Reproductive Health Decisions - NDHS
The report suggests that poverty and lack of education remain the most significant barriers to women's empowerment in reproductive health, regardless of age or location. Read more »
September 03, 2025
Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Inaugurates Panel to Investigate Woman, Newborn's Death During Cesarean Birth
"If you have received care from any government or private hospital in Akwa Ibom State that you considered negligent, please approach the committee with your petition." Read more »
