Nigeria, May 18 -- The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare congratulated Nigerian epidemiologist Chikwe Ihekweazu on his appointment as the Executive Director of the World Health Organisatio... Read More
Nigeria, May 17 -- Health experts have described cancer as a "silent killer," warning that many Nigerians only seek help when the disease has already reached an advanced stage. This late diagnosis, th... Read More
Nigeria, May 16 -- Stakeholders in Nigeria's health sector have confirmed a 58 per cent decline in maternal mortality rates across 32 health facilities in Lagos and Kaduna States, achieved through imp... Read More
Nigeria, May 13 -- The University of Lagos (UNILAG), in collaboration with global software engineering experts, has hosted a week-long Green and Sustainable Software Engineering Summer School to equip... Read More
Nigeria, May 11 -- As the world marks the 2025 International Nurses Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 42 per cent of nurses in Africa report an intention to emigrate. In a me... Read More
Nigeria, May 9 -- The Trump administration has shut down a key advisory committee at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that is responsible for setting infection control standards... Read More
Nigeria, May 9 -- The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, and two other Nigerian health experts have been recognised on TIME's 2025 TIME100 Health list, a global ranking... Read More
Nigeria, May 5 -- A politician and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 House of Assembly election in Edo State, Valentine Oyemike, has filed a N1 billion human rights enforcem... Read More
Nigeria, May 5 -- A politician and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 House of Assembly election in Edo State, Valentine Oyemike, has filed a N1 billion human rights enforcem... Read More
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