Senate approves bill to create national malaria elimination agency
Senate passes bill to establish agency for coordinating Nigeria's national malaria prevention and elimination efforts.
Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people yearly, WHO warns
Contaminated food kills 1.5 million people yearly and causes 866 million illnesses worldwide, new WHO data shows.
Global health groups race to develop Ebola vaccine for DRC outbreak
Global health organisations accelerate vaccine development for rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain killing hundreds in DRC.
Nigeria only 59% ready for Ebola outbreak, NCDC warns
Nigeria's disease control agency rates the country 59% ready for potential Ebola emergency.
Abia governor orders completion of specialist hospital in one year
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu orders one-year completion timeline for Umnnato Specialist Hospital.
Conflict and mistrust slow Ebola response as cases exceed 900 in DRC
WHO cites conflict and mistrust as Ebola response obstacles amid over 900 suspected cases in DRC.
Nigeria’s leprosy centres crumble as government abandons patients to charity
Uzuakoli Leprosy Colony survives on charity, not government funding, as Nigeria's 3,500 annual cases overwhelm a broken system.
Nigeria heightens Ebola surveillance as cases surge in Congo, Uganda
Nigeria strengthens border surveillance as Ebola cases in Congo and Uganda rise to 600.
Nigerian scientists demand emergency border surveillance over Ebola threat
Medical scientists urge Nigeria to activate emergency border surveillance as Ebola spreads in DRC and Uganda.
Ebonyi rolls out Lenacapavir injection for HIV prevention
Ebonyi State introduces Lenacapavir injection to prevent HIV among young people and vulnerable populations.
WHO says average person need not fear hantavirus infection
WHO and Nigeria's disease control agency say hantavirus poses minimal risk to the general public.
Nigeria’s sickle cell crisis runs deeper than genotype awareness, expert warns
Nigeria focuses on genotype awareness for sickle cell but ignores social and economic barriers driving the disease.
WHO warns of more hantavirus cases from cruise ship outbreak
WHO warns more hantavirus cases likely as cruise ship outbreak kills three passengers.
Lagos is right to seal those restaurants. The question is why it took this long.
Lagos shut down Balmoral Convention Centre and Foodies Restaurant for illegal wastewater disposal. The real question is why it took this long, and why enforcement remains sporadic instead of systematic.
Kwara rolls out free twice-yearly HIV injection for at-risk residents
Kwara State launches free anti-HIV injection program targeting at-risk residents twice yearly.
WHO says public safe as hantavirus hits cruise ship in Atlantic
WHO confirms hantavirus cases aboard Atlantic cruise ship, says public risk remains low.
Oyo lab workers demand better pay, stricter water safety checks
Lab workers in Oyo State demand pay rises and stricter regulation of sachet water producers.
Nigeria tackles 2.2 million unvaccinated children with Korea partnership
UNICEF and South Korea launch vaccination drive targeting 2.2 million Nigerian zero-dose children
NAFDAC Destroys ₦120 Billion Worth of Fake Goods in Six Months
Agency Warns Nigerians to Stay Vigilant Against Counterfeit Products The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)...