Development

Education

JAMB announces 2026 admission cut-off mark

Plu Team -
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced 150 as the minimum cut-off...
Health

Fake Augmentin circulates in Nigeria after GSK exit

Jane Kalu -
Nigeria’s drug regulator has warned of counterfeit versions of one of the country’s most...
Health

Viewpoint: TB risk should not depend on where we are born, by Alemnew Dagnew 

Plu Team -
By Alemnew Dagnew In many high-income countries, even a small number of tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses...
Health

New Nigerian study finds single iron drip beats pills for new mothers

Jane Kalu -
A major Nigerian-led study has found that a single iron infusion given after childbirth...
Health

NAFDAC bans popular malaria suspensions over safety concerns

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

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

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

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

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

Nigeria starts enrolling patients for groundbreaking cancer treatment trial

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

Greenhouse gas emissions fuelling health crisis in Nigeria, govt warns

Eric Ojo -
The Nigerian government has warned that rising greenhouse gas emissions are fuelling a surge...
Development

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

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

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

Plu Team -
Malala Fund, the global education advocacy organisation founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala...
Health

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

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

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

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

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

Plu Team -
Northern Nigeria could dramatically reduce child marriage and unlock billions of dollars in economic...
Health

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

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

Nigeria shuts battery recycling plants after media reports reveal community poisoning

Plu Team -
Nigeria has shut multiple battery recycling plants in Ogun State after media investigations uncovered...
Health

Africa faces sanitation crisis as 780 million go without basic services

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

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

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

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

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

Nigeria announces major changes to university entry rules

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