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MDCN inducts 349 foreign-trained medical, dental doctors

Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) on Tuesday inducted 349 foreign-trained medical and dental doctors, formally integrating them into the country's healthcare workfor... Read More


MDC 2025: Experts call for localisation of digital tools to drive food security in Nigeria

Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- Experts working across Nigeria's agriculture and food systems have called for the localisation of digital innovations to meet the realities of smallholder farmers, warning that the... Read More


ECOWAS Must Reconnect With Citizens to Remain Relevant, Experts Warn

Nigeria, Nov. 24 -- Governance experts have urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to overhaul its approach to democracy, economic integration and regional stability, warning tha... Read More


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