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PT Health Watch: How Nigeria can reach zero-dose children, tackle vaccine-derived polio- Expert

Nigeria, May 3 -- Reaching every unvaccinated child and preventing the spread of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) remains a persistent challenge for Nigeria's health system. Des... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES Publisher, others to be honoured at 2025 Hallmarks of Labour Awards

Nigeria, May 2 -- The publisher of PREMIUM TIMES, Dapo Olorunyomi, has been announced as one of the distinguished Nigerians and Africans to be honoured at the 2025 Hallmarks of Labour Awards. It is a... Read More


Workers' Day: NMA highlights demands, proposes solutions to 'Japa' syndrome

Nigeria, May 1 -- As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark Workers' Day, the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on all levels of government to urgently addr... Read More


Safe Schools: Groups mobilise media to demand accountability, passage of bill

Nigeria, April 29 -- To ensure the safety of schools across Nigeria, the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has held a high-level roundtable with media executives to advocate fo... Read More


Nigeria secures $5.5bn investment to train 2,000 pharmaceutical professionals annually

Nigeria, April 28 -- Nigeria has secured $5.5 billion in private sector investment to boost local pharmaceutical manufacturing and develop a highly skilled workforce. Muhammad Pate, the coordinating ... Read More


Malaria disrupts economic ecosystem, raises healthcare costs - Health Minister

Nigeria, April 27 -- The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has warned that malaria continues to strain Nigeria's economy and health system. Mr Salako made this known duri... Read More


PT Health Watch: Psychiatrist warns Nigerians against ignoring early signs of depression

Nigeria, April 26 -- For many Nigerians, depression is still misunderstood and often mistaken for spiritual attacks, laziness, or overthinking. It is a silent burden that often goes undiagnosed, untre... Read More


Saudi medical team conducts 28 cochlear implant surgeries for Kenyan children

Nigeria, April 25 -- A volunteer medical team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has successfully performed 28 cochlear implant surgeries for children in Kenya as part ... Read More


Nigeria launches national guidelines to reduce maternal deaths

Nigeria, April 17 -- In a move to reduce maternal deaths and improve childbirth outcomes, the Nigerian government has launched six national policy documents aimed at ensuring safer delivery for women ... Read More


ACDJ remembers Rotimi Sankore one year after demise

Nigeria, April 12 -- The Africa Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ) on Saturday marked the one-year remembrance of its late Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief, Rotimi Sankore. Until his pass... Read More