Katsina Commits ₦1.7bn to Nutrition Programme
KATSINA, Nigeria – Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has committed ₦1.7 billion to nutrition interventions and announced the upgrade of 268 primary healthcare…
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child health
FCT Targets Millions of Children in Major Anti-Parasite Campaign
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has intensified preparations for the 2026 Schistosomiasis Mass Administration of Medicines campaign, seeking stronger stakeholder collaboration…
WHO Pushes Wider Newborn Screening
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has called on countries to urgently expand newborn screening programmes, warning that millions of babies continue to…
161m Nigerians Lack Safe Water – SCI Warns
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 161 million Nigerians continue to rely on contaminated water sources, exposing millions of children to preventable diseases and undermining…
Experts Push to Sustain Child Survival Gains
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health experts and policymakers have called for the institutionalisation of the SARMAAN project, warning that Nigeria risks losing critical gains in…
WHO Warns Falling Vaccination Rates Raise Outbreak Threat
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over declining immunisation coverage in several countries, warning that falling vaccination rates are…
Unsafe Food Sickens 50m Nigerians Annually
ABUJA, Nigeria – Unsafe food is causing nearly 50 million illnesses and more than 53,000 deaths in Nigeria every year, the Federal Government has…
FCT Launches Drive to Vaccinate 1.5m Children
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB) has concluded arrangements to vaccinate more than 1.5 million children during the…
Children’s Day in Nigeria: The Painful Reality Behind the Celebration
(By Otamere Gladness, Oluwatobi Adu, and Oluwafunbi Bello) ABUJA, Nigeria – Every May 27, Nigeria celebrates Children’s Day with colourful parades, speeches, music, and…
Nigeria Adopts New Nutrition Policy, Targets Malnutrition Crisis by 2035
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has adopted a new National Policy on Food and Nutrition (2026–2035), with authorities pledging urgent action to tackle one of…