New Malaria Agency Moves Closer as Senate Approves Bill
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Senate has passed a landmark bill seeking to establish the National Agency for Malaria Elimination, a move lawmakers say could…
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Group Targets Stronger Data Systems After Reaching Millions with TB, Leprosy Services
ABUJA, Nigeria — Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Initiative (LTR Nigeria) has unveiled plans to deepen investments in health data systems, vulnerability mapping and disability…
Scalpel Of Death: The Surgery That Promised Healing — And the Questions That Followed a Young Woman’s Final Days
LAGOS, Nigeria – When Blessing Okolie walked into a Lagos hospital for surgery to remove fibroids, her family believed they were taking a step…
Kano Health Journalists Unite for Stronger Advocacy
KANO, Nigeria – Health journalists in Kano State have launched a unified network aimed at strengthening public health reporting and amplifying advocacy on critical…
Lassa Fever Deaths Rise to 204 Despite Case Decline
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has recorded a decline in new Lassa fever infections, but the disease has already claimed 204 lives in 2026, according…
Cholera Kills 37 as Borno Cases Surpass 3,000
BORNO, Nigeria – A worsening cholera outbreak has claimed at least 37 lives and infected more than 3,000 people across Borno State within a…
Kano Revamps Health Centres, Maternal Deaths Halve
KANO, Nigeria – Kano State has recorded a sharp decline in maternal mortality as the government intensifies investments in primary healthcare, Governor Abba Kabir…
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…
EFCC Hospital Raid Sparks Indefinite Doctors’ Strike in Uyo
UYO, Nigeria – Doctors at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital begin an indefinite strike after condemning what they describe as a violent raid…
Plateau Hospital Dismisses Abduction Plot Claims, Says Facility Safe
JOS, Nigeria – The Plateau State Specialist Hospital has dismissed reports of tension over an alleged terrorist plot to abduct healthcare workers, insisting that…