Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The word mosquito immediately brings malaria to mind. The insect is notorious for transmitting the parasite that causes the deadly disease, which kills hundreds of thousands every ... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- The federal government has unveiled a new strategy to reduce Nigeria's over-reliance on international donors for healthcare, pledging to increase domestic funding and boost local m... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- Nigeria has recorded 155 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, with the current case fatality rate (CFR) now higher than that of the same period last year. The Nigeria Centre for Diseas... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The Nigerian government, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has called for renewed commitment to building sustainable support systems that enable mothe... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, killing more people in 2023 than any other infection. A report publish... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- The National Chairman of the Federal Health Institutions sector of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Murakiyo Olajide, has debunked claims that the u... Read More
Nigeria, July 31 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that more than 80,000 children are at high risk of contracting cholera as the rainy season intensifies across West and Centra... Read More
Nigeria, July 31 -- Nurses at federal hospitals in Nigeria have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the federal government does not meet their demands. The chairperson of the National Ass... Read More
Nigeria, July 30 -- In collaboration with the Gates Foundation, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has launched the Nigerian chapter of the Leadership Excellence in Africa's Public Sector... Read More
Nigeria, July 29 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that 152 people have died from Lassa fever as of epidemiological week 28 in 2025. This represents a case ... Read More