non-communicable diseases

Eating Ourselves Sick: How Nigeria’s Beloved Meals Are Killing Us Slowly Nigerian traditional meals served in large portions

Nigerian traditional meals served in large portions

Eating Ourselves Sick: How Nigeria’s Beloved Meals Are Killing Us Slowly

Oluwatobi Adu March 4, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In Nigeria, food is never just food. It is affection ladled generously into bowls,...

6m Lagos Residents Live with Undiagnosed Hypertension – Officials Warn Lagos health officials announce new measures against biological threats.

Lagos health officials announce new measures against biological threats.

6m Lagos Residents Live with Undiagnosed Hypertension – Officials Warn

Korede Abdullah January 14, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria — An estimated six million Lagos residents are living with hypertension, with the majority unaware...

Doctors Urge Regular Check-ups to Prevent NCD Deaths kaduna-recruit-9000-health-workers-2025.docx

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Doctors Urge Regular Check-ups to Prevent NCD Deaths

Koko Maxwella December 15, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Medical experts urge Nigerians to undergo regular medical check-ups to prevent deaths from non-communicable...

Nigeria’s Cholesterol Crisis: The Young Lives Lost Before the Warning Signs Young Nigerian adults exercising as cardiologists warn about rising cholesterol-related heart disease

Young Nigerian adults exercising as cardiologists warn about rising cholesterol-related heart disease

Nigeria’s Cholesterol Crisis: The Young Lives Lost Before the Warning Signs

Oluwatobi Adu December 7, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid Lagos morning, the news spread quickly through a neighbourhood gym: a...

Dying Too Soon: Why Nigerians Struggle to Live Beyond 54 Years A Nigerian nurse attends to a patient in a rural clinic, symbolising the country’s fragile healthcare system.

A Nigerian nurse attends to a patient in a rural clinic, symbolising the country’s fragile healthcare system.

Dying Too Soon: Why Nigerians Struggle to Live Beyond 54 Years

Korede Abdullah October 26, 2025

ABUJA, NIGERIA — In the heart of Africa’s most populous nation, a quiet emergency is unfolding —...

Tomori Blames Poor Governance for Nigeria’s Lowest Global Life Expectancy Professor Oyewale Tomori speaks on Nigeria’s 54.9-year life expectancy crisis

Professor Oyewale Tomori speaks on Nigeria’s 54.9-year life expectancy crisis

Tomori Blames Poor Governance for Nigeria’s Lowest Global Life Expectancy

Korede Abdullah October 25, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Renowned virologist and public health expert, Professor Oyewale Tomori, has blamed Nigeria’s poor life...

Kano Expands Hypertension Care to 208 Health Centres Kano State expands hypertension treatment services across 208 PHC facilities

Kano State expands hypertension treatment services across 208 PHC facilities

Kano Expands Hypertension Care to 208 Health Centres

Hussaini Ibrahim October 4, 2025

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has expanded hypertension treatment services to 208 Primary Health Care...

NCDs Cause 32m Deaths Yearly – WHO warns WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus addresses global NCD crisis

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus addresses global NCD crisis

NCDs Cause 32m Deaths Yearly – WHO warns

Mirian Gom September 19, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health...