The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) says it has distributed over 320 million Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) and 450 million blisters of Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine and Amodiaquine (SPAQ) to children under five years since 2009. The National Coordinator of NMEP, Nnenna Ogbulafor,…

The Katsina State Government has announced plans to establish a local factory for the production of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and employ more than 2,300 health workers as part of a comprehensive strategy to combat child malnutrition across the state.…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that at least 176 people have died from Lassa fever across 21 states in 2025. According to the agency’s Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 43 (20–26 October…

Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have confirmed the government’s partial implementation of their demands, but say the indefinite strike will continue until all outstanding issues are addressed. In an update issued on Wednesday, the President of the…

The Adamawa State government has reported a cholera outbreak in Mubi Local Government Area (LGA), which has claimed 10 lives so far. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Wednesday, Commissioner for Health, Felix Tangwami, said…

On Tuesday, the Edo State government said it would commence the production of essential drugs by 2026 to strengthen the state’s healthcare system and end medical tourism. The State governor, Monday Okpebholo, disclosed this on Tuesday during an inspection of…

The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has begun free anti-rabies mass vaccination of dogs and cats in Nasarawa State. Chinyere Akujobi, the ministry’s permanent secretary, disclosed this on Tuesday while flagging off a one-week vaccination exercise in Akun Area Administrative…

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has issued a 15-day strike ultimatum to the federal government over its failure to implement the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), a demand that has remained unresolved for more than a…

Despite the federal government’s appeal and assurances of resolving doctors’ grievances, hospitals across Nigeria are facing widespread disruption as the indefinite strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) entered its third day. On Monday, visits by PREMIUM TIMES…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kwara State Chapter, has called on the federal government to urgently address the demands of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The Chairperson of NMA Kwara chapter, AbdulRahman Afolabi, made the appeal in a…

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has explained why medical and dental house officers cannot be placed under the federal civil service scheme, saying they are not regular government employees. Mr Salako made the clarification…

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has expressed deep concern over the abduction of Tochukwu Mbanugo, a consultant neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State. According to a statement signed by Iziaq Salako…

Until now, Nigerian women have consistently advocated for greater representation in leadership and decision-making. Despite their vital contributions to society, women remain largely underrepresented in politics. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Phoebe Ojo-Nemile, a lawyer and advocate for girls’…

Some patients and healthcare practitioners have blamed the ineffectiveness of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) for patients crowding secondary and tertiary health institutions in their quest for healthcare services. They said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Anambra branch, has called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo and security agencies to secure the freedom of their colleague, Tochukwu Mbanugo, who was abducted on 30 October. The NMA made the call in a communiqué signed…