July 2025

Nigerian Refineries for Sale? How Maintenance Neglect of Nation’s Economic Mainstay is Piling Hardships on Citizens

Korede AbdullahJuly 20, 2025July 20, 2025318 mins

This special report unpacks the decades-long mystery behind Nigeria’s endlessly funded yet perpetually broken refineries, exposing how billions meant for maintenance vanished while ordinary citizens pay the price at the pump and in their pockets. Korede Abdullah, Africa Health Report Southwest correspondent writes. The Refinery Conundrum: A Legacy of Failure Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in…

NCDC Raises Alarm over Multiple Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Korede AbdullahJuly 20, 2025July 20, 202502 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Cholera Spreads Across 34 States The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has issued a nationwide alert on the spread of multiple infectious diseases, including cholera, dengue fever, Mpox, diphtheria, and yellow fever. “The situation demands heightened vigilance and intensified response efforts from all stakeholders,”…

Adamawa Records 40% Surge in Family Planning Acceptors

Hussaini Ibrahim KafiJuly 20, 2025July 20, 202512 mins

Hussaini Kafi in Kano Adamawa State has recorded a 40 per cent rise in new acceptors of family planning methods over the past year, according to The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a reproductive health-focused NGO. TCI’s State Programme Manager, Mr. Godiya Yusuf, disclosed this on Saturday during a media roundtable on family planning held in Yola,…

Vaccinating Boys Key to Ending Cervical Cancer – MSD Chief, Amid 8,000 Nigerian Women’s Deaths Annually

Juliet JacobJuly 20, 2025July 20, 202504 mins

Amidst Nigeria’s records of over 8,000 cervical cancer deaths annually, representing the highest toll in Africa and the seventh highest worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), experts are urging the country to include boys in its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme to halt the disease’s spread. The experts called for the inclusion of…

LAWMA Clears Illegal Dumpsite in Ketu, Residents Hail Action

Korede AbdullahJuly 20, 2025July 20, 202502 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) enforcement team has cleared an illegal dumpsite located behind 68, Oduntan Street, Ketu, following growing concerns over environmental hazards in the area. The operation, which took place on Saturday, was aimed at addressing the health and safety risks posed by the unauthorised waste disposal. Confirming…

NDLEA Moves against Mkpurumiri Labs in Imo

Korede AbdullahJuly 20, 2025July 20, 202502 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Imo State has intensified its crackdown on the production of illicit drugs, focusing on crystal meth, locally called Mkpurumiri. The State Commandant, Ibrahim Ohida, disclosed on Saturday that that the agency is determined to identify and dismantle secret drug laboratories scattered across communities….

Researchers Discover Universal Cancer Vaccine, Human Trials Ongoing

Korede AbdullahJuly 20, 2025July 20, 202503 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Researchers at the University of Florida have unveiled findings that could reshape cancer treatment by jumpstarting the body’s own immune system to target tumors. “It’s a potentially paradigm-shifting discovery,” said UF Health pediatric oncologist Dr. Elias Sayour, speaking with the Tampa Bay Times. Currently undergoing human trials, the vaccine may one…

Imo Health Ministry Debunks Diphtheria Death in College

Korede AbdullahJuly 20, 2025July 20, 202502 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Imo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Chioma Egu, has dismissed recent social media reports claiming that a student at the Technical Training College (TTC) in Irete, Owerri West LGA, died from diphtheria. In a press statement released on Saturday, Dr. Egu described the viral video as “misleading and entirely unfounded,” clarifying…

Katsina Govt Extends Maternity Leave for Nursing Mothers

John NwokochaJuly 19, 2025July 19, 202515 mins

The Katsina State Government has approved the extension of maternity leave for nursing mothers in the state’s civil service to four months and 10 days. The Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina, Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu-Turaji made this known in Katsina while receiving officials of the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in…

Stakeholders Divided over Establishment of Malaria Eradication Agency

John NwokochaJuly 19, 2025July 19, 202505 mins

Critical stakeholders in the health sector in Abuja expressed divergent views on the move by the Senate to establish the National Agency for Malaria Eradication. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the disagreements among the stakeholders came to the fore during a public hearing on the bill seeking for the establishment of the…

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