Nigeria has launched its first public-facing Mental Health Policy Commitment Tracker, a digital platform designed to independently monitor i...

Across Africa, rising cases of dementia linked to aging populations and other factors are becoming a growing concern. In Nigeria, a start...

At least 90 people ​have died and more ‌than 12,000 others have been infected in a fast-spreading cholera ​outbreak in Nigeria's conflic...

A severe and rapidly escalating outbreak of Lassa fever has claimed 191 lives across Nigeria since the start of the year, overwhelming regio...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has stepped up surveillance and emergency response following an Ebola outbreak ...

Karex BhD, the Malaysian company described as the world’s largest condom maker, announced plans to raise condom prices. The company’s chief...

As Nigeria’s dry season peaks, health authorities have placed 11 states on high alert. Despite years of vaccination campaigns, meningitis c...

The Government of Cross River State has reported an occurrence of COVID-19 in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Henry Ayuk, t...

Women are at the frontline of Nigeria’s disease detection and response. Their work drives faster reporting, higher vaccination coverage and ...

Nigeria imports at least 70 per cent of its medicines . This is striking for a country of over 230 million people and at least 120 active p...

Autism is gaining more global attention, but awareness and support remain limited in many parts of Africa. In Nigeria, families raising c...

Nigeria has reported 146 deaths from Lassa fever between January and mid-March, as infections continue to spread across the country. The Ni...

On World Tuberculosis Day, Nigeria faces one of the highest TB burdens globally, with an estimated 510,000 new cases each year. Children ...

Interest is rising across Nigeria in a new long-acting HIV prevention injection, even before its full nationwide rollout. Health workers and...

Nigeria has launched a new national policy to regulate cosmetic safety, aiming to curb toxic chemical exposure and protect public health acr...

  Nigeria's medical council has provisionally suspended the director of a private hospital and two other doctors following the death of ...

A growing number of heartbreaking cases is forcing Nigerians to confront a troubling question — how safe are their hospitals? From report...

A reduction in international aid is exacerbating Nigeria’s humanitarian crisis, particularly in Borno state, where over two million displ...

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

The government says it has recruited about 2,500 community health workers to promote basic prenatal and antenatal care. According to the ...