Health

US signs MoU with Nigeria to strengthen its health system

The United States Department of State on December 20, 2025 signed a five-year bilateral health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Republic of Nigeria to strengthen Nigeria’s health...

Brains on the Move: How workforce gaps are crippling Nigeria’s health agenda

By Adedayo Aderibigbe,Public Health Physician Nigeria is internationally classified as a low-middle-income country (LMIC) despite its regional reputation as...

Lagos govt holds fitness walk, safety drive ahead of Eyo festival

Ahead of the annual Eyo masquerade festival, the Lagos State Government on Tuesday staged a fitness walk and...

Why Lagos moves to strengthen local emergency committees

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening emergency preparedness at the...

NGO trains journalists on ethical reporting of SGBV

A non governmental organisation, Women Rights and Health Project (WRAHP), has trained journalists on ethical reporting of Sexual...
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NCS worry over increasing cancer cases in Nigeria

President, Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), Dr Adamu Umar, says  by the end of 2023, about 102,000 Nigerians will have been diagnosed with cancer, hinting that the disease is hitting closer to more Nigerian homes and families than ever.

Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing abortions – Court

— Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a state Supreme Court ruling...

Antrax: Dealing with animal-to-man infections

There is no doubt that Nigeria has recorded notable improvements in healthcare through research and treatment.

Lagos gives update on the outbreak of Cholera

The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Mrs. Kemi Ogunyemi, says, the number of recorded fatalities as a result of the...

Why Anambra targets over 1.1million children for measles vaccination

Over 1.1 million children are being targeted in the forthcoming Anambra State 2024 integrated Measles Campaign to protect children and reduce the burden of...

Nigerian Senator sues for health insurance expansion and equity

Abuja, Nigeria - Addressing the closing session of the fifth legislative summit in Abuja on Friday, Nigerian Senator, Ipalibo Banigo, said the summit has...
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