Months after heaps of refuse began resurfacing across Lagos despite repeated government interventions, DAYO OYEWO examines the hidden challenges driving the crisis — from failing dumpsites...
By Hussaini Ibrahim and Esha Aliku Katsina and Kano states are intensifying efforts to contain diphtheria outbreaks, with the disease reported in 29 local government areas...
By Odinaka Anudu Nigeria’s health insurance enrolment has risen sharply to over 22m, but the country still faces a significant coverage gap as millions of Nigerians...
By Taiwo Bankole The Association of Resident Doctors, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, has commended Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for approving, domesticating and commencing...
Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected cases of cholera across 35 states and about 195 local government areas so far this year, the Nigeria Centre...
Agency Report A Senior Registrar in Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Usman Ibrahim, has warned that excessive consumption of free sugar could expose children to...
Agency Report The Federal Government has underscored the importance of early cancer detection, saying the stage at which the disease is diagnosed determines the treatment approach...
By Hussaini Ibrahim The Kano State Government has set a target of taking 10,000 drug users off the streets and rehabilitating them within one year as...
By Stephen Angbulu At least 185,502 more children were treated for acute malnutrition across seven northern states in 2025 than in the previous two years. The...
By Animashaun Salman The Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency on viral hepatitis and...