FGM Persists Despite Laws as Rivers State Vows Total Elimination
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – The Rivers State Government renews its determination to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), admitting that the harmful practice still persists…
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Port Harcourt, Nigeria – The Rivers State Government renews its determination to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), admitting that the harmful practice still persists…
ABUJA, Nigeria – AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has on Monday revealed plans to move its condom advocacy to streets and university campuses, warning…
EDITOR’S NOTE This week’s health and development stories reveal a system under strain — from infectious disease outbreaks and frontline health worker safety failures…
Nigeria cannot continue to lose lives to preventable snakebites. Every year, nearly 43,000 Nigerians are bitten by snakes, with approximately 1,900 fatalities—a number that…
BENIN CITY, Nigeria – The Edo State Government files fresh criminal charges against a senior lecturer of Ambrose Alli University, Dr Ernest Nwoke, and…
ABUJA, Nigeria- President Bola Tinubu prepares for a historic State Visit to the United Kingdom later this month following a formal invitation from King…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) raises alarm over unsafe working conditions following the death of a senior registrar,Dr Salome…
OMU-ARAN, Nigeria – The Kwara State Government issues a stern warning to health workers against falsifying data as preparations intensify for the state’s next…
JOS, Nigeria – Plateau State authorities confirm an outbreak of Lassa fever across seven local government areas, reporting 11 confirmed cases and four deaths…
OWO, Nigeria – Resident doctors at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, withdraw services for 48 hours after a violent attack on a colleague…