A health expert, Basden Onwubere, has emphasised the need for regular blood pressure checks and healthier lifestyles to address the rising cases of hypertension among young Nigerians. Mr Onwubere, a former President of the Nigerian Hypertension Society (NHS), made the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over rising deaths from Lassa fever, warning that delayed treatment and poor health-seeking behaviour are contributing to a worsening fatality rate across the country. In its latest Lassa…

The Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has announced plans to enrol no fewer than 6,000 tuberculosis patients into its vulnerable healthcare scheme as part of a renewed effort to improve access to treatment and reduce the burden of the…

A video circulating online has sparked outrage after two women were allegedly caught attempting to grind spoiled pepper infested with maggots at Mile 12 Market. In the viral footage recorded at the popular Lagos market and shared by TikTok user…

A medical condition previously known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has officially been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) following a global review involving medical experts and patient advocacy groups. The condition, which affects about one in eight women worldwide, impacts…

The Federal Government and health stakeholders have begun moves to overhaul Nigeria’s rehabilitation system after a major national assessment exposed severe weaknesses in rehabilitation services across the country. The resolution followed a National Stakeholders’ Validation Meeting held in Abuja on…

Traditional rulers from Northern Nigeria have renewed calls for stronger community engagement, improved immunisation coverage, and accountability in Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery, as concerns persist over circulating variants of the poliovirus in parts of the region. They made the…

Médecins Sans Frontières has warned that deepening humanitarian funding cuts are threatening Nigeria’s already fragile healthcare response, as rising malnutrition, disease outbreaks and maternal health emergencies continue to overwhelm vulnerable communities across the country. The organisation raised the concern in…

The Ekiti State Government has sealed an eatery in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, for allegedly violating sanitation regulations. The eatery was sanctioned during an enforcement exercise carried out by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. A statement from…

The Lagos State Government says it has sealed off Domino’s Pizza, located at No. 38B, Freedom Way, Lekki, Eti-Osa, over the indiscriminate discharge of untreated sewage into the environment. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed…

The President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Haruna Mamman, has raised an alarm over the growing migration of Nigerian nurses abroad, warning that the trend is threatening the country’s already fragile healthcare system. Mamman spoke on…

Despite years of health sector reforms and repeated donor-backed interventions, Nigeria is still battling multiple active infectious disease outbreaks while nearly one in three children remains completely unvaccinated. The concerns were raised at the launch of the European Union Support…

The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with disease. Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data,…

The Ebonyi State government has officially launched the Long-Lasting Injectable Pre–Exposure Prophylaxis, Lenacapavir (LEN PrEP) for HIV prevention. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the antiretroviral injection is administered once in six months. Speaking during the launch at…

The National Association of Industrial Pharmacists (NAIP) has said Nigeria still depends heavily on imported medicines despite years of government promises to strengthen local pharmaceutical production. The association’s National Chairman, Bankole Ezebuilo, disclosed this in a statement issued at the…