December 23, 2023
Nigeria: 2024 Budget - Again, Nigeria Govt Fails to Prioritise Family Planning
Although the allocation to FP in 2024 is better than the last four years, the low budgetary allocation raises concerns about Nigeria's ability to meet the FP2030 targets. Read more »
October 04, 2023
Nigeria: Postpartum Depression in Nigerian Mothers Complicated by Stigma
PPD is a common yet often overlooked complication of childbirth, affecting 10-15 per cent of new mothers. Read more »
September 13, 2023
Nigeria: Gates Foundation Lists Measures to Prevent Stillbirth, Infant Death in Low - Middle-Income Countries
The report also highlights seven life-saving innovations, which they said could be easily implemented by midwives and birth attendants to reduce maternal mortality. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Nigeria: SDGs - How Two Million Mothers, Babies Could Be Saved By 2030 - Gates Foundation
Co-authored by Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates, the report shows that since 2016, progress in reducing global maternal mortality has stalled. Read more »
August 08, 2023
Nigeria: Newborn Children Exposed to Killer Diseases At Ill-Equipped Kano Primary Healthcare Centre
The number of unvaccinated children in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina accounts for about 40 per cent of the total unvaccinated children in Nigeria. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: World Breastfeeding Week - Real Reasons Mothers Must Breastfeed Babies - Lactation Expert
Every year, WBD is celebrated in the first week of August to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding and its benefits. Read more »
August 02, 2023
Nigeria: WHO Announces 10% Increase in Exclusive Breastfeeding Globally
The global agencies reiterated the importance of breastfeeding as the ultimate child survival and development intervention in a child's life. Read more »
June 14, 2023
Nigeria: Hajj 2023 - 75 Pregnant Pilgrims Referred to Hospitals in Makkah, Madina - NAHCON
NAHCON says despite an awareness campaign against pregnant women embarking on Hajj, many have ignored the counsel by "sneaking" to the Holy Land. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Prioritise Birth Registration - UNICEF
Birth registration is a permanent and official record of a child's existence, and provides legal recognition of that child's identity. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Is World's Second Nation With High Maternal, Child Deaths - Report
The report noted that in 2020, 788 women and children died 'per thousand' in India and 540 women and children 'per thousand' died in Nigeria. Read more »
December 11, 2022
Nigeria: Exclusive Breastfeeding - Pains, Pangs of Nigerian Career Mothers
Many Nigerian women are having to quit their jobs or remain unpaid to achieve exclusive breastfeeding for their babies. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Nigeria: 40% of Nigerian Children Not Registered At Birth - Report
The data shows that birth registration in Nigeria increased from 47 per cent in 2016 to 57 per cent in 2021. Read more »
August 06, 2022
Nigeria: Neonatal Mortality - Breast Milk Bank Debuts in Nigeria
Mrs Obinwanne said neonatal mortality statistics in Nigeria is alarming and that the company's efforts are targeted at contributing to reducing the menace. Read more »
June 22, 2022
Nigeria: 20 Missing Chibok Girls Still in Sambisa Forest - Rescued Girls
Over 100 of the girls were still missing as of April 14, 2021, seven years after the initial kidnapping. Read more »
June 01, 2022
Nigeria: 121 Million Pregnancies Unintended Globally - Report
Key findings of the report indicated that gender inequality and stalled development drive high rates of unintended pregnancies Read more »
May 15, 2022
Nigeria: Train Attack - Bandits Release Pregnant Woman On Compassionate Ground
This is the second time the bandits would be releasing hostages. They had earlier released the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture. Read more »