The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has revealed that Nigeria is facing a severe shortage of doctors, with one doctor currently attending to about 3,500 patients. Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday,…

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has charged the graduating nurses at Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, to uphold the professional ethics of the nursing profession at all times. Specifically, the council asked the young nurses to be polite…

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating state of the nation’s health sector, rising economic hardship, and the mass migration of healthcare professionals to developed countries. In a communiqué issued on Tuesday…

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) on Wednesday confirmed the partial payment of salary arrears and the Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) by the FCT Administration. Still, it maintained that its indefinite strike would…

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria reports significant progress in Rivers State’s Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, achieving more than 95 per cent HIV testing acceptance among pregnant women between 2020 and 2023. Project Director of the Rivers ASPIRE…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment’s claim that the government has met “19 out of 20” of its demands, insisting that none have been fully implemented and the nationwide strike…

The Chief Executive Officer of Chekker Health, Victor Emaye, has said up to 30 per cent of Nigerians will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. Emaye, who made this known during the second annual Mindsplace Awakening Summit, emphasised…

Nigeria has reported a slight increase in new Lassa fever infections, with 12 confirmed cases recorded in epidemiological week 44 of 2025, compared to 11 cases reported in the previous week. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC),…

The Federal Government has concluded strategic engagements in China, resulting in a major discounted diagnostics deal and renewed investor interest in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing sectors. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said the Lassa fever death toll in Nigeria has risen to 176. The latest epidemiological report released by the NCDC stated that as of epidemiological Week 43, 2025, the Case…

A fish expert and Director of Academic Planning at the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Dr Olubunmi Adeosun, has cautioned fish processors against using insecticides for fish preservation. Dr Adeosun warned that using insecticides, among other unhygienic…

The President of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, Prof. Apollos Ndukuba, has raised alarm over the growing workload on consultants in public hospitals following the ongoing indefinite strike by members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors,…

The National Emergency Management Agency revealed that a total of 433,578 persons had been affected by flooding across 27 states and 123 local government areas of the country as of November 4, 2025. According to the 2025 flood dashboard obtained…

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has called on Nigerian youths to prioritise healthy living, abstain from substance abuse, unhealthy diets, and alcohol, saying a healthy, youthful population is crucial to boosting productivity and…

The House of Representatives, on Monday, commenced a sweeping investigation into the management of over $4.6 billion in health sector grants received by Nigeria from the Global Fund and the United States Agency for International Development between 2021 and 2025.…