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PSI Nigeria uses storytelling, local languages to promote menstrual health

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- Population Services International (PSI) Nigeria, a non-profit organisation, has launched two audiovisual materials that uses storytelling in local languages to promote menstrual he... Read More


Pathfinder International launches initiative to drive women-led innovation in health, climate

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- Pathfinder International, a global leader in advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), has launched an innovation platform aimed at supporting women-led solutions... Read More


Married to Escape Rape: In Zamfara, conflict forces parents to trade daughters for safety

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- For 15-year-old Basira Nasiru, childhood in Gidan Goga, a community in the Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, once meant school, laughter, dreams, and promises o... Read More


FCTA moves against schools blocking immunisation teams, cites child rights violations

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned that schools denying access to vaccination teams during ongoing immunisation exercises are violating the Child Rights... Read More


Weak enforcement, industry influence undermines Nigeria's tobacco control efforts - Experts

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- Despite having a robust legal framework to regulate tobacco use, experts have warned that weak enforcement and persistent industry interference continue to undermine Nigeria's figh... Read More


Experts call for stronger gender equity, improved access to reproductive health services

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Health experts have urged the Nigerian government and stakeholders to strengthen policies that promote gender equity and improve access to sexual and reproductive health services. ... Read More


One in three Nigerian newborns breastfed within first hour, as poor diets persist among toddlers - NDHS

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has shown that just 35.5 per cent of children born in the two years preceding the survey were put to the breast within one hou... Read More


Gatefield, experts call for urgent reforms to address Nigeria's health crisis

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Gatefield, a media group focused on driving social change, and health stakeholders have renewed calls for urgent reforms to fix Nigeria's health system and improve the country's lo... Read More


Three Scientists Win 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for creating molecular frameworks

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of metal-organic frameworks. Announcing the award on its website on Wednesday, the Royal Sw... Read More


Women, youth leaders renew call for passage of Special Seats Bill

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Women and youth leaders of Nigeria's registered political parties have renewed calls for the immediate passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, which is currently before the Na... Read More