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

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

byOluwatobi AduMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026
6m Lagos Residents Live with Undiagnosed Hypertension – Officials Warn
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6m Lagos Residents Live with Undiagnosed Hypertension – Officials Warn

LAGOS, Nigeria — An estimated six million Lagos residents are living with hypertension, with the majority unaware of their condition,…

byKorede AbdullahJanuary 14, 2026
Doctors Urge Regular Check-ups to Prevent NCD Deaths
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Doctors Urge Regular Check-ups to Prevent NCD Deaths

ABUJA, Nigeria – Medical experts urge Nigerians to undergo regular medical check-ups to prevent deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as…

byKoko MaxwellaDecember 15, 2025
Nigeria’s Cholesterol Crisis: The Young Lives Lost Before the Warning Signs
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Nigeria’s Cholesterol Crisis: The Young Lives Lost Before the Warning Signs

ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid Lagos morning, the news spread quickly through a neighbourhood gym: a regular had collapsed…

byOluwatobi AduDecember 7, 2025
Dying Too Soon: Why Nigerians Struggle to Live Beyond 54 Years
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Dying Too Soon: Why Nigerians Struggle to Live Beyond 54 Years

ABUJA, NIGERIA — In the heart of Africa’s most populous nation, a quiet emergency is unfolding — Nigerians are dying…

byKorede AbdullahOctober 26, 2025October 26, 2025
Tomori Blames Poor Governance for Nigeria’s Lowest Global Life Expectancy
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Tomori Blames Poor Governance for Nigeria’s Lowest Global Life Expectancy

LAGOS, Nigeria – Renowned virologist and public health expert, Professor Oyewale Tomori, has blamed Nigeria’s poor life expectancy of 54.9…

byKorede AbdullahOctober 25, 2025October 25, 2025
 Kano Expands Hypertension Care to 208 Health Centres
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 Kano Expands Hypertension Care to 208 Health Centres

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has expanded hypertension treatment services to 208 Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities, marking…

byHussaini IbrahimOctober 4, 2025
NCDs Cause 32m Deaths Yearly – WHO warns
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NCDs Cause 32m Deaths Yearly – WHO warns

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

byMirian GomSeptember 19, 2025

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