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UNICEF Says 181,000 Children Unvaccinated In Borno

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said over 181,000 children from eight local government areas of Borno State have not received any form...

US Government Celebrates Recent Achievements in the Fight against Malaria in Nigeria

The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), celebrated five years of the VectorLink project’s achievements in the fight against...

UNDP Inaugurates, Handsover PHCs to Yobe Community

The United Nations Development Programme UNDP, has inaugurated Primary Healthcare Centre in Jajare Community of Fune Local Government Area, Yobe State. The intervention project...

GoHealth Executive Secretary Commended for Purposeful Leadership

The Executive Secretary of the Gombe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency GoHealth Dr Abubakar Musa has been commended for providing purposeful leadership that laid...

Tinubu To Raise Health Budget To 10%

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that the budget of the health sector be raised to 10%. The Special Adviser on Health to the President,...

Resident Doctors declared a “total and indefinite strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a “total and indefinite strike action”. The association revealed this in a statement made available to...

FG Plans Health Insurance For 50m Nigerians – Shettima

The Federal Government has promised to expand health insurance coverage to reach 50 million Nigerians in the next four years. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed...

Osinbajo says Nigeria accounts for 14 percent of the world’s maternal death

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria accounts for 14 percent of the world’s maternal death burden due to largely preventable causes, including lack of...

Kumo General Hospital To Be Ready For Commissioning Before May 29 This Year -Gov Inuwa

Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says the General Hospital, Kumo under construction will be ready and handed over for public use before May 29,...

Governor Buni signs bills into law to boost healthcare service delivery

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has signed two bills into law to boost healthcare service delivery in the state. They are a law for...

Gombe state assured commitment to improve health of women, children

Gombe state government has reassured its commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of its people especially women and children. The state Governor Muhammad Inuwa...

FG Launches Primary Healthcare ‘Leadership Challenge’

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has launched a primary health care leadership challenge to access service delivery across the country. Executive Director,...

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NARD suspends planned strike amid stakeholder engagements

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the planned resumption of its ‘Total, Indefinite and Complete Strike’ (TICS 2.0), initially set for...

Army troops rescue 18 passengers from Sea pirates off Cameroon coast

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 18 passengers, including two infants, abducted by suspected sea pirates during an attack on a passenger...

Debt: Silent Killer Of SMEs

By Auwal Khalid Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria form the lifeblood of the economy. According to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

Tinubu vows deeper global partnerships to crush security threats in 2026

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will deepen cooperation with regional and global partners in 2026 to eliminate all threats to Nigeria’s security and...