The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has highlighted ongoing efforts to develop a vaccine for Lassa fever. The disease, an acute viral...
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering five million rural women-owned businesses with the commissioning of the Osusu Abaala Women Palm-Oil...
By Adekunle Yusuf and Olabisi Azeez Nigeria faces a new public health challenge as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches infiltrate the lives of its...
Know this simple fact, or risk a harsh awakening later: the kidneys work quietly and relentlessly, day after day—filtering nearly 50 gallons of blood, flushing out...
From Left: Alhaji Dahiru Musa (second left), Chairman flanked by Hajiya Maryam Adamu (right), Hajiya Maryam Abubakar Ahmed Tijani Suleiman (middle) and Alhaji Waziri Usman at...
African leaders and manufacturers have been urged to jointly acquire a major vaccine production facility in the United Kingdom described as a rare opportunity to strengthen...
By Victor Adeoti The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those in other African countries,...
Traditional and religious leaders in Nigeria have endorsed the “The Aso Rock Declaration on Health 2026”, pledging to support the nation’s health sector and accelerate progress...
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has said that weak partnerships and the lack of structured training programmes are undermining...
The Civil Society–Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) says no fewer than 70,000 children in Adamawa are malnourished with urgent need of nutritional support. The Chairman,...