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Half a million people in Gaza might lose medical care

Half a million people in central Gaza are at risk of losing access to medical care in the coming hours. This is after the main...

UNFPA support 10 deliveries, 187 antenatal care visits at Benue IDP camp

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has supported 10 safe deliveries at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Makurdi, Benue, and attended to...

Tinubu restates commitment to quality higher education

President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration commitment to improve investment towards enhancing access to quality education in Nigeria. He said this on Friday during...

ICS inducts 40 fellows, seeks better health sector funding

The International College of Surgeons, Nigeria Section (ICS-NS) has inducted 40 medical doctors as Fellows of the College during its 58th Annual General Meeting...

Nigeria To Reduce Maternal Mortality Rate By 20% In 2027 — FG

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, stated this on Monday in Enugu State during the presentation of 10,000 professional...

Nigeria’s Health Minister takes father to a public hospital for treatment

By Muhammad Amaan The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has taken his father to the National Hospital, Abuja...

FG Converts Kumo General Hospital to Federal Medical Center

The Federal Government has taken over the General Hospital, Kumo, in Gombe State, converting it into a Federal Medical Centre. The newly established Kumo Federal...

Governor Yusuf Launches 2024 Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Week

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has officially inaugurated the first round of the 2024 Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Week (MNCHW). This was...

Suspended Yobe PHC Boss Admits Stealing Food Supplement For Malnourished Children

Director of Primary Health Care(PHC), in Nangere Local Government of Yobe, Mr Ibrahim Lawan, currently on suspension for diverting Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food(RUTF), has...

FG Approves N25bn To Improve Healthcare Delivery

The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of N25bn to the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA),...

Gombe state Government says it’s working with UNICEF to eradicate malnutrition

Gombe state Government says it’s working with development partners such as UNICEF and other partners to eradicate malnutrition in the state. The state’s deputy governor,...

Rotary Inter’l Donates $14m To Nigeria For Polio Eradication

Rotary International has approved a total of $ 14,037,787 grant to support polio eradication in Nigeria through the World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria office. Chairman,...

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NUJ Commends Security Forces on Capture of Senior Ansaru Leaders

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) commends the Nigerian government and its security forces for the recent successful operation that led to the capture...

Modern Medicine vs. Traditional Remedies: Why People Still Struggle to Choose

By Fatima Ibrahim Sani In Nigeria — and across much of Africa — health decisions often come down to a crossroads: the hospital or the...

Disconnected Democracy: High political apathy among youths

By Zaynab Alhassan Abdullahi Political apathy, characterized by indifference, lack of trust, or outright refusal to engage in civic life, is a growing concern...

Nigeria spends $10bn annually on food imports – FG

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, says Nigeria spends $10 billion annually on agro-imports, including wheat and fish. Kyari disclosed this...