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…
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 National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a nationwide recall of a batch of Amoxivue (Amoxicillin) 500mg capsules after laboratory tests revealed the product contained dangerously low levels of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). The affected medicine, bearing NAFDAC registration number A4-100178 and Batch No. 322584,…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged £2 billion by 2030 to tackle some of the most underfunded and under-researched conditions affecting women globally—a move expected to revolutionise access to lifesaving care for millions of girls and women in low-income countries. Announced on Tuesday, the historic investment will target diseases and…
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…
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…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a stern warning to Nigerian students studying in the U.S., cautioning that any breach of their student visa terms — including skipping classes, dropping out, or leaving school without notice — could lead to visa revocation and affect future visa eligibility. In a notice published Monday…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sounded a strong alarm over the growing menace of counterfeit medicines and contaminated food in Nigeria, following the interception of 16 containers of unregistered pharmaceutical products and spoiled tomato paste at the Onne Port in Port Harcourt. The contraband, estimated to be worth…
As the world marks World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) from August 1 to 7, 2025.under the theme “Invest in Breastfeeding, Invest in the Future”, Nigerian mothers are calling for stronger, more consistent support throughout the breastfeeding journey—from pregnancy to postpartum recovery. In line with this year’s global campaign championed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and…
Public hospitals across key communities in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been thrown into chaos as a warning strike by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) entered its third day. The industrial action has crippled healthcare delivery in Dutse, Kubwa, and Bwari, with patients stranded and critical services suspended. A visit…
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