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NIMR Warns Cervical Cancer Kills 22 Nigerian Women Daily NIMR

NIMR Warns Cervical Cancer Kills 22 Nigerian Women Daily

Oluwatobi Adu February 24, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) warns that cervical cancer claims the lives...

Lead Poisoning Scare Triggers Ogun Blood Audit of 500 Residents Health workers attending a training session in Ogun State

Lead Poisoning Scare Triggers Ogun Blood Audit of 500 Residents

Oluwafunbi Bello February 23, 2026

OGUN, Nigeria – Authorities in Ogun State launch an urgent public health audit after international reports raise...

Fashola Seeks Better Funding to Boost NIMR Research Capacity Babatunde Fashola speaking at NIMR media briefing on research funding

Fashola Seeks Better Funding to Boost NIMR Research Capacity

Oluwafunbi Bello November 26, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has called for increased investment in medical research,...

Nigeria’s Cancer Gamble: Can Local Scientists Turn Hope into Discovery? Cartoon-style digital illustration of Nigerian scientists working together in a modern laboratory, studying green plant extracts under microscopes, with a symbolic brain cancer cell in the background and the Nigerian flag subtly integrated into the scene.