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Mirian Gom November 17, 2025

✍ EDITOR’S NOTE This week’s health and development roundup exposes the sharp contrasts shaping Africa’s health landscape—from...

Malnutrition Crisis: One in Three Nigerian Children at Risk – NARD Resident doctors in Oyo hospital resume duty after suspended strike

Mirian Gom October 2, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has sounded the alarm that more than...

Blinded Futures: Nigeria’s Childhood Eye Crisis Threatens Education, National Growth Nigerian mother helps her daughter adjust new eyeglasses after diagnosis of myopia.

Juliet Jacob September 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – When ten-year-old Chidi squints from the back of his Abuja classroom, the blackboard dissolves...

Lassa Fever Kills 162 Nigerians in 2025, Fatality Soars – NCDC Health workers respond as Lassa fever kills 162 Nigerians in 2025

Mirian Gom September 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Lassa fever has killed 162 Nigerians in 2025, with the fatality rate soaring to...

Juliet Jacob September 15, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Environment Minister, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has warned that air pollution now poses a...

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