The Chairman of Governing Board of Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Tolu Bankole, has emphasised the critical importance of investing in maternal and newborn health as a cornerstone of sustainable development. Bankole, a member of the All Progressives Congress…

Stakeholders on Monday urged the Federal Government to urgently release outstanding vaccine funds and ramp up investment in local vaccine production. They warned that funding delays are threatening Nigeria’s immunisation efforts and endangering the lives of millions of children. They…

The United Nations has warned that recent cuts to global health aid could reverse progress in reducing maternal deaths. A new UN report released to mark the 2025 World Health Day shows a 40 per cent global decline in maternal…

Nigeria has recorded 1,858 suspected cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM), with 156 deaths across 23 states since the outset of the 2023/2024 epidemic season. This was revealed in the latest situation report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…

Today, the world stops briefly to reflect on the most important asset we all possess — our health.It is World Health Day, a moment to remember that without health, we can be nothing and do nothing. But health is not…

MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices in Adamawa says it averted 214 maternal deaths and prevented 16,623 unsafe abortions in 2024. Oyewole Adejumi, MSI’s Social Behavioral Change and Communication Officer, on Friday in Yola, disclosed this at a media roundtable on accountability…

Nigeria has received over one million doses of the pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in northern Nigeria. The vaccine doses, funded by Gavi, were received by the Federal Ministry of Health and…

The Anambra State Government has said it recorded 102,643 deliveries and 343 Cesarean Sections (CS) in 18 months since the introduction of its free antenatal care and delivery policy. The Commissioner for Health, Afam Obidike, made this known in Awka…

The Kwara State Government has signed an agreement to upgrade the Omu Aran General Hospital to a teaching hospital for the Thomas Adewumi University (TAU) Oko in Irepodun Local Government of the state. Last year, the government signed a similar…

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare received over one million pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile this week to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in northern Nigeria. This was disclosed in…

The Kaduna State Government has announced that the 300-bed Specialist Hospital in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of the state, will soon be ready for commissioning. The Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmed disclosed this at a Ministerial Press…

Stakeholders in the pharmacy sector have called for improved training facilities and effective curricula for pharmacy technicians across the country. They made the call on Thursday at an interactive forum and workshop organized by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria in…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance healthcare delivery in FCT. The Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and…

The Kwara State Government has received 1,982 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food from UNICEF to combat child malnutrition across the state. Receiving the supplies on behalf of the government, the State Commissioner for Health, Amina El-Imam, reaffirmed the administration’s commitment…

A Nigerian researcher, Isreal Onifade, has identified plant compounds that could help in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Onifade’s study found that certain plant alkaloids can block β-secretase, an enzyme linked to the buildup of harmful plaques in the brain.…