At least 40 per cent of Nigerian adults live with hypertension, highlighting the growing burden of non-communicable diseases in the country....

  It’s a hot early afternoon on a tree-lined street in FESTAC town, a popular residential estate in Lagos. People take shelter in the shade ...

Nearly N400 billion, or 20 percent of Nigeria’s 2026 health budget, depends on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) technical support, fund...

The $2.1 billion in funding will support Nigeria's fight against HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and polio, while boosting maternal and c...

Nigerian health experts warn rapid urbanization, sedentary lifestyles, fried foods, and sugary diets are driving a diabetes surge. Particul...

Abuja, Nigeria, in collaboration with WHO and other partners, is intensifying efforts to eradicate all forms of polio by 2030 through govern...

Nigeria now stands as the world’s lowest life expectancy , according to a new United Nations data for 2025, which confirms a national aver...

Doctors in Nigeria warn that sudden unexplained deaths now account for about 14 percent of all fatalities, driven by poor healthcare acce...

  In the neighbourhood of Kado Lifecamp on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, 29-year-old Eucharia Joseph grips a cooler box and sets out f...

West African countries, including Nigeria, spend over $3 billion annually on meat imports, primarily from Argentina and Australia, despite ...

Foreign aid reductions are severely impacting humanitarian operations in northeastern Nigeria. Key NGOs, including Mercy Corps, shut down...

Under the dappled light of a thatched shelter, Yagana Bulama cradles her surviving infant. The other twin is gone, a casualty of malnutritio...

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

At just 15 years old, Kaneyachukwu Tagbo Okeke has made history with a painting that spans over 130,000 square feet. Titled “Impossibilit...

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is reported to have the highest malaria burden in the world, accounting for 39.3% of global malaria deaths i...

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 ...

Health experts in Nigeria warn that the ongoing heatwave could worsen existing medical conditions, especially among vulnerable population...

Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reported nearly 300 cases of Lassa fever in the country since the beginning of the year. H...

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...