Dennis Gabriel ABUJA, Nigeria – As Nigeria battles a sharp increase in cholera cases during the 2025 rainy season, the Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other key partners, has intensified nationwide efforts to strengthen cholera preparedness and response. In a statement issued Friday by the WHO Nigeria Communications Office,…
Daniel Gabriel ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has nominated 39-year-old Engr Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The announcement was made on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Ramat, a certified electrical engineer and administrator, holds…
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Government has reaffirmed that its ban on single-use Styrofoam is driven by public health and environmental priorities—not politics. In a statement on Thursday, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the ban was informed by scientific evidence showing that Styrofoam clogs drainage systems, pollutes waterways, and…
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State has restated its leading role in Nigeria’s HIV response efforts, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu—represented by Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat—officially closed the 7th National Council on AIDS (NCA). The three-day conference, themed “Advancing the HIV Sustainability Agenda in the Changing Global Policy on Aid,” brought together policymakers, health experts, civil…
KANO, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm over severe child malnutrition in Kano State, revealing that 51.9% of children under five are stunted due to chronic undernutrition. Speaking during the handover of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Takai Local Government Area, Mr Rahma Farah, UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office…
Experts on Women’s Health Innovations (WHI) at the Gates Foundation have expressed displeasure at the near-zero financing of women’s health globally, stating that “only 1% of research and development funding goes to female-specific conditions outside of oncology”. The WHI aims to positively impact the lives of hundreds of millions of women around the world, and help…
ABUJA, Nigeria – In a nation long overshadowed by malaria, cholera, and maternal deaths, a silent but deadly health emergency is deepening across Nigeria. Diabetes—often undetected, misunderstood, and poorly managed—is rapidly claiming lives, draining family incomes, and crippling public health systems. Drawing on field investigations and intimate testimonies, Juliet Jacob exposes the full toll of…
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially named Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), placing their regulatory agencies among the world’s most trusted in overseeing safe, effective, and quality-assured medical products. This designation recognises Health Canada, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare/PMDA, and the UK’s Medicines and…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Up to 216 million people could be displaced within their countries by 2050 due to climate-related impacts, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report urging countries to build migrant-inclusive, climate-resilient health systems. The WHO’s Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration (GEHM), launched at the Global Conference on Climate and…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has increased its licensed medical and dental workforce to 66,241 in 2024, up from 64,949 in 2022 — a net addition of 1,292 professionals — as part of sweeping reforms to strengthen the health sector. Speaking on Thursday at the 2025 BusinessDay Health Conference in Abuja, Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of…
