The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has joined a major international research effort to transform sickle cell disease (SCD) care across sub-Saharan Africa, following the award of a £5 million grant as part of the Patient-Centred Sickle Cell Disease Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (PACTS) initiative. The funding, led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has confirmed that all HIV-positive pregnant women under its care delivered babies free of the virus. The announcement came on Tuesday during the opening of the 7th National Council on AIDS (NCA) in Lagos. Speaking at the event, the Director-General of NIMR, Professor…
The Nigerian Army has commissioned a fully equipped Primary Health Care Centre in Umuchieze, Abia State, as part of its non-kinetic efforts to promote peace and enhance public welfare. This was contained in a press statement signed by Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Olalekan, a copy of…
KANO, Nigeria – In a bid to address the shortage of medical personnel in rural communities, the Sokoto State Government has introduced a mandatory two-year rural service for all medical professionals it sponsors. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar, who disclosed this on Tuesday during a media briefing, said the policy aims to…
Lagos, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government announces a 57.4% exclusive breastfeeding rate, surpassing the global benchmark of 50%, as part of activities marking the 2025 World Breastfeeding Week. Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, revealed the milestone during a press briefing on Tuesday, stressing that despite progress, early initiation…
KANO, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has empowered 95,556 adolescents with vital vocational skills, financial literacy, and safe spaces in Katsina State, under its REACH (Reaching and Empowering Adolescent Girls in North-West Nigeria) programme. The initiative, implemented across six local government areas — Katsina, Kafur, Kankara, Rimi, Baure, and Mani —…
Dennis Gabriel ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government has approved ₦4.2 billion in grants for 158 research projects across Nigerian universities and polytechnics, under the 2024 cycle of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF). The fund, aimed at fostering high-impact, homegrown research, comes under the Renewed Hope Agenda of…
ABUJA, Nigeria — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized counterfeit, unregistered and expired products worth over ₦1.5 billion in a major enforcement sweep at the Lagos Trade Fair complex. Acting on credible intelligence, NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, led by Dr Martins Iluyomade, stormed the cosmetics section…
Lagos, Nigeria — The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) is strengthening Nigeria’s tuberculosis (TB) response with cutting-edge technology: over 400 AI-powered Portable Digital X-ray (PDX) machines now deployed across the country. The Senior Program Specialist at US-CDC Nigeria, Dr. Flora Nwagagbo, announced this during a media roundtable held in Abuja…
Lagos, Nigeria – The Edo State Government, in partnership with national and international health organisations, has launched a two-day capacity-building workshop in Benin City for health workers in preparation for the 2026 Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign. Organised by the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (EDSPHCDA) in collaboration with IVAC, ASLK, NPHCDA, WHO, and UNICEF,…
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