Following allegations of medical negligence made by renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie against a hospital over the death of her 21-month-old son, Nigerians have taken to social media platform X to share personal experiences of wrong diagnosis, pressured surgeries and…

Thirty female medical students from across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones have received scholarships under a new initiative aimed at improving women’s health outcomes and strengthening female representation in the country’s health sector. The beneficiaries were selected under the inaugural National…

Nestle Nigeria Plc has said that its infant formula sold in Nigeria are not affected by the precautionary recall in several other markets worldwide. The company said this in a statement issued on Friday by its Corporate Affairs Manager, Toju…

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors has said that it will proceed with its planned nationwide strike scheduled for January 12, 2026, unless its National Executive Council decides otherwise. NARD President, Dr Mohammad Suleiman, stated this on Friday during an…

Ekiti State Government has said it will start administering the Measles-Rubella vaccine as part of its immunisation programme this month in a bid to protect children and close existing immunity gaps. The State Immunisation Officer, Mrs Omolabake Ogundola, who described…

Nestle has expanded the recall of some batches of its infant nutrition products beyond Europe to countries in Africa, the Americas, and Asia due to concerns that they may be contaminated with a toxin capable of causing food poisoning. The…

Following the sudden demise of his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has ordered all his cabinet members to undergo compulsory medical examination. Diri, who gave the directive during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday in Yenagoa, directed the…

Nigeria recorded 206 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025 as of epidemiological week 51, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). Despite a decline in reported infections, the disease’s case fatality rate (CFR) rose to 18.4…

The Chairman of the 20th Anniversary Medical School Reunion of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Dr Olayemi Dawodu, has said artificial intelligence can help bridge the gap created by the shortage of medical specialists in underserved and rural…

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives Federal Health Institutions Sector on Tuesday expressed heartbreak over the killing of Nurse Chinemerem Chukwumeziem of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja. In a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria, National…

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Kaduna State Council, has denied reports circulating on social media that it plans to embark on a statewide strike. As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday, the union made…

Last month, President Bola Tinubu submitted the budget proposal for 2026 to the National Assembly. Out of a total budgetary proposal of N58.47 trillion, the president allocated N2.48 trillion to the health sector, about 4.2 per cent. This relatively low…

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, says the Federal Government has administered over 25 million doses of measles vaccine and 22 million yellow fever vaccinations nationwide. Pate disclosed this on Sunday in a broadcast on…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the sale and distribution of counterfeit Kiss condoms in several major markets across the country, warning that the fake products pose serious public health risks.…

A Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr Grace Senbanjo, has urged Nigerians to desist from self-medication and the indiscriminate use of antibiotics to curb the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. Senbanjo, also a Consultant Physician at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, gave the…