Nurses across Nigeria are protesting poor working conditions. The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives announced the week-...

Abuja , The World Health Organization (WHO) has collaborated with the Government of Nigeria and hepatitis stakeholders to raise awareness an...

Nigerian nurses will commence a nationwide strike today to demand improved welfare, fair allowances, and better working conditions for nurse...

Skyrocketing medical costs are driving patients toward traditional practitioners who offer low-cost alternatives to modern medicine. CGTN...

Despite significant progress in eliminating river blindness, also known as onchocerciasis, over 40 million Nigerians remain at risk. This is...

On a hot Saturday afternoon in May, Maryam Umar left her small drug store in Bosso Low-Cost, a locality in Nigeria’s Niger state, and headed...

Nigeria is under pressure to enhance its malaria response after reductions in U.S. aid. The country records approximately 55 million malari...

At the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman dies giving birth every seven min...

At a UN-run antenatal clinic in a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram , the colours stand out like the bellies of the pregnant women. Ab...

Yenagoa, Four months ago, town criers and media in Bayelsa State, notified caregivers of the launch of the malaria vaccination campaign for ...

Kebbi, April 2025 – In the modest community of Kambaza in Nigeria’s northwestern State of Kebbi, Malan Attahiru Aliyu was once a strong supp...

Over 20,000 children across the Federal Republic of Nigeria's Bayelsa state recently gained access to malaria vaccines, bypassing tradit...

Nigeria continues to lead the world in malaria cases and deaths, despite decades of global and domestic investments, according to the latest...

Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the ...

Chronic kidney disease affects 15 percent of Nigeria's population, with an estimated 45,000 deaths annually due to kidney failure. A ...

  At first it seemed to work. The grandmother warmed towards Fatima's children, who were aged between two and 16 at the time. But then t...

The West African nation has increased the retirement age for healthcare workers to 65, with consultants now able to work until 70. This d...

Following a sudden pause in U.S. HIV/AIDS aid, Nigeria has allocated 3 million U.S. dollars in emergency funds and set up a committee for...

The Federal Government’s initiative to offer free emergency Cesarean sections (C-section or CS) for poor and vulnerable women in Nigeria who...

Although Babatunde Fashola, affectionately known as Baba, is 22 years old, he is less than 70cm (2ft 4in) tall. He has cerebral palsy and re...