Development

NAFDAC bans popular malaria suspensions over safety concerns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the...

African leaders seek “new era” of malaria funding after U.S. aid cut

African heads of state have called for a reset in malaria financing, warning that...

₦20m for Research, ₦100m for a Snake Hospital: Inside Nigeria’s snakebite budget

The tragic death of Ifunanya Nwangene, a 26-year-old singer who rose to national attention...

Nigeria starts enrolling patients for groundbreaking cancer treatment trial

Nigeria has begun enrolling patients in its first-ever clinical trial using immunotherapy to treat...

Greenhouse gas emissions fuelling health crisis in Nigeria, govt warns

The Nigerian government has warned that rising greenhouse gas emissions are fuelling a surge...

Snakebite death exposes Nigeria’s healthcare flaw, spurs $12m antivenom push

Nigeria would need a one-off investment of about $12 million to establish a local...

Malala Fund backs youth-led push to curb child marriage in Nigeria

Malala Fund, the global education advocacy organisation founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala...

U.S. commits $2.1bn to Christian-run health facilities in Nigeria

The United States has committed nearly $2.1 billion in health assistance to Nigeria under...

WHO names Nigerian co-chair of first traditional medicine advisory group

The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a major step toward formally integrating traditional...

Study sees secondary schooling slash child marriage in Northern Nigeria by two-thirds

Northern Nigeria could dramatically reduce child marriage and unlock billions of dollars in economic...

Nigeria’s family planning needs are growing faster than govt funding

Nigeria’s demand for modern family planning services is rising rapidly, but public funding for...

Nigeria shuts battery recycling plants after media reports reveal community poisoning

Nigeria has shut multiple battery recycling plants in Ogun State after media investigations uncovered...

Africa faces sanitation crisis as 780 million go without basic services

Nearly 780 million people in Africa still lack basic sanitation services, the African Ministers’...

Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Imo top states with most miserable health budgets

Akwa Ibom and Imo have the lowest budget allocations for health in Nigeria, according...

Nigeria fails health readiness test for second year as no state scores 30%

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses in Nigeria’s healthcare system, the...

Nigeria announces major changes to university entry rules

The Federal Government has announced a sweeping overhaul of entry requirements for Nigerian tertiary...

Nigeria targets 106m children in major measles, polio vaccination drive

Nigeria has launched a large-scale integrated vaccination campaign targeting over 106 million children against...

Nigeria–U.S. military programme screens 1.6m Nigerians, detects 110,000 HIV cases

A two-decade partnership between Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (NMODHIP) and the...

WASSCE 2025: Nigeria’s worst performance in a decade (How to check your results)

The performance of Nigerian students in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination...

How one group fights worsening child malnutrition in Nigeria

At the inpatient therapeutic feeding centre in Maiyama General Hospital in Kebbi state, Nigeria,...