Group trains Nigerian advocates, calls for expanded support for gender justice

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- Rise Up Together, a global non-profit that operates across Africa, South Asia and the United States, has completed training for its sixth cohort of Nigerian civil society leaders f... Read More

Global Fund secures $11.34 billion to boost fight against AIDS, TB and malaria

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Top The Global Fund on Friday said it has secured pledges worth $11.34 billion to sustain the fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, save millions of lives, and strengthen s... Read More

Humanitarian group scales up diphtheria response as suspected cases surge in northern states

Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), a medical humanitarian organisation, said it has intensified its diphtheria response in Borno, Kano and Bauchi States following a rise in suspected ... Read More

Global partners support health training institutions in Cross River State

Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- The United Kingdom government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have provided equipment and infrastructure upgrades to health training institutions in Cross River State, a mo... Read More

Lassa Fever deaths hit 177 as Nigeria records rise in new infections - NCDC

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- Nigeria has reported a slight increase in new Lassa fever infections, with 12 confirmed cases recorded in epidemiological week 44 of 2025, compared to 11 cases reported in the prev... Read More

Group launches leadership, advocacy accelerator to advance gender equity in Nigeria

Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- Rise Up Together, a global social impact advocacy group, has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening gender equity and justice in Nigeria. Supported by the multinational ... Read More

SPECIAL REPORT: Maternal, neonatal deaths high in underserved Lagos communities

Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- Prosper Peter, a fisherman, lost his pregnant wife in 2019 in Makoko, a floating community on the Lagos lagoon. Six years later, her memories and death still haunted him. "My wife... Read More

Nigerian govt tightens tobacco control, imposes $110m fine on BATN

Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- The Nigerian government has reported significant progress in tobacco control, with new data indicating declines in tobacco use nationwide. The Minister of State for Health and Soc... Read More

Nigeria loses 60,000 lives to antimicrobial resistance every year- WHO

Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a silent but escalating threat, claiming more than 60,000 lives in Nigeria every year. A... Read More

Cervical Cancer: 32 African countries now offering HPV vaccine - WHO

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 32 African countries have introduced the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into their national immunisation programmes, marki... Read More

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