KANO, Nigeria – Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reopened Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) centres across all 44 local government areas to tackle severe malnutrition affecting over 17,000 children. The statement, released today, Saturday, by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, said, “This marks the first comprehensive nutrition intervention in eight years…
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) has moved to clear the massive dumpsite in Kwana Shida, Unguwa-Uku, Tarauni Local Government Area, following public outcry and an investigative report by Africa Health Report (AHR). On Thursday, heavy machinery, including large tractors and evacuation trucks, was deployed to remove dozens of…
KANO, Nigeria – The Jigawa State Government has unveiled plans to refurbish more than 200 ward-level health facilities across rural communities in 2025, in a move aimed at transforming primary healthcare delivery. Governor Umar Namadi’s administration, through the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA), will oversee the upgrades, which will include new medical equipment, modern…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Scientists at ETH Zurich have unveiled MenstruAI, an innovative sanitary pad that can detect serious health conditions — including ovarian cancer, diabetes, and inflammation — from menstrual blood, offering a potentially life-saving diagnostic tool for millions of women. The breakthrough pad contains a slim sensor embedded into everyday sanitary products. Users wear…
…. As global donor fatigue deepens, a silent emergency grips Nigeria’s northeast LAGOS, Nigeria- A looming humanitarian disaster is taking shape in northeast Nigeria, where the World Food Programme (WFP) is set to close half of its lifesaving health clinics due to a critical funding shortfall. This is not merely a budget deficit —…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has promised to deepen its partnership with Abia State in healthcare delivery, vaccination against killer diseases, and the fight against gender-based violence. Speaking at the unveiling of a solar-powered primary health centre in Amuvi, Arochukwu LGA on Friday, UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Enugu, Mrs Juliet…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National and State Primary Health Care Development Agencies, in collaboration with the Nigerian Red Cross Society, have trained 35 data collectors to strengthen routine immunisation in three Anambra local government areas—Anambra West, Ogbaru, and Nnewi North—identified for low vaccination coverage. The two-day training, which ended on Friday in Awka, is part…
KANO, Nigeria – Amid mounting concern over rising child malnutrition in Katsina State, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the state government have launched an emergency, data-driven action plan to halt the deadly trend. According to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), between January and June 2025, at least 652 children died, while more than 10,000…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu has made history as the first female Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), following her appointment by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation was disclosed in a letter dated August 8, 2025, signed by Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate. “It is…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria has admitted to a grave grading error in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), following a discovery that incorrect serialised answer keys distorted students’ performance data. At a press briefing held in Lagos on Friday, the Head of WAEC Nigeria, Dr. Amos…
