Stakeholders in Nigeria’s nutrition and health sector have called for the full adoption and effective implementation of the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) to tackle anaemia and...
Idowu Abdullahi The Federal Government and stakeholders have said that through the World Health Expo and the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria, the country was closing the...
Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Federal Government has intensified health screening at the country’s airports, seaports and land borders, announcing that travellers identified as high-risk or displaying symptoms...
By Justina Auta The National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) has intensified efforts to promote voluntary blood donation across Nigeria, following the unveiling of the 2026 World...
Idowu Abdullahi The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its preparedness to respond to any potential Ebola outbreak, stating that Emergency Operations Centres across states have...
The Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria (MRTB) has introduced new standards for rehabilitation practice nationwide, inaugurating digital regulatory portals and implementing major policy reforms approved...
Janet Ogundepo Governments across Africa, Asia and Latin America have been urged to hold tobacco companies financially accountable for the health, economic and environmental damage caused...
By Folasade Akpan The Supply Chain Initiative (SCI), implemented by Society for Family Health (SFH), says strengthened logistics systems enabled the successful delivery of 34.7 million...
Chika Otuchikere The Niger State government has integrated 396 health workers formerly engaged under the UNICEF/GAVI supported programme into the state Ministry of Health. The Commissioner...
Professor Karen Brown is director of the Leicester Cancer Research Centre and co-chair of the UK Therapeutic Cancer Prevention Network. She reflects that there is a...
– Advertisement – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) kicked off its Regional Dialogue with West and Central Africa in Accra,...
By Punch Editorial Board IN Nigeria, pregnancy and childbirth remain perilously close to a death sentence for far too many...
– Advertisement – The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has warned that worsening extreme heat is creating...
Angela Onwuzoo The Lagos State Government has urged residents to embrace health insurance to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare spending, ease pressure...
Humans have changed a lot recently. We eat differently, work differently and play differently than the people who were here...
Nigerian singer and songwriter Tiwa Savage has accepted a fight challenge from fellow singer and entertainer Teniola Apata, popularly known...
– Advertisement – Ministers and climate negotiators from more than 50 countries are gathering in Fiji for the 2026 Pacific...
Iyanuoluwa Abiola The Founder and Director of Patrick’s Speech and Language Centre and Pure Souls Learning Foundation, Dotun Akande, has...
Big Brother Naija reality show finalist, Barry, has been evicted from the show. Barry was evicted during the grand finale...
Big Brother Naija Season 11 housemate Tram has been evicted from the show. Tram was evicted shortly after Flora’s eviction...
– Advertisement – A new report by climate campaign group, 350.org, has raised concerns over the fossil fuel records of...
By Esha Aliku More than 40,000 women in Katsina State are expected to benefit from the Community Investment Fund under...
Big Brother Naija reality show contestant Bluethopia has exited the finalists. She was evicted after Tram’s eviction, leaving Temi Nkem,...
Big Brother Naija reality show housemate Temi Nkem has emerged as the winner of the 2026 season. She was announced...
– Advertisement – The Federal Government says the National Economic Council (NEC) has approved N185 billion to settle validated legacy...
The 36 states of the federation received about N32bn from the Ecological Fund in the first six months of 2026,...
Big Brother Naija housemates Oyin, Ricky and Flora have been evicted as the battle for the top two begins. The...
– Advertisement – Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resorted to buying cooking gas in small quantities...
By Toheeb Omotayo The National Emergency Management Agency and the Kwara State Emergency Management Agency have commenced a joint assessment...
2027 will mark an extraordinary commemorative year, which the Pontifical Swiss Guard is preparing with a conference in Brig, Switzerland,...
After the Angelus catechesis, Pope Leo once again invited the faithful to pray the Rosary, joining the initiative of Aid...
– Advertisement – Some Nigerians and economic experts have called for the speedy rehabilitation and restart of refineries to strengthen...
The Holy See’s Secretary of State says “People are suffering in Gaza, Ukraine and Iran. Kyiv has the right to...
Nollywood actress Ruth Kadiri has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to intensify...
– Advertisement – Many Nigerians have commended Aliko Dangote, the owner of the Dangote Refinery for giving Nigerians the opportunity...
At Mass on the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, marking the eighth centenary of his death, Cardindal Matteo Zuppi...
Afrobeats singer Austine Kelechi, popularly known as Tekno Miles, has defended the controversial “brain-rot content” trend, otherwise called Olodo Uprising,...
– Advertisement – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct an urgent investigation...
Iyanuoluwa Abiola Men with heart disease, especially when the condition is associated with abnormal heart rhythms, should avoid rigorous sexual...
Angelus Angelus Dómini nuntiávit Mariæ. Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto. Ave Maria… Ecce ancílla Dómini. Fiat mihi...
