On Saturday, security forces detained two British passport holders, a man and a woman who are both doctors, for allegedly entering India illegally...
Health & Wellness
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has signed a multi-year agreement with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission...
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have declared an indefinite nationwide strike effective November 15, 2025....
Escalating costs of drugs and hospital consumables are reshaping Nigeria’s healthcare financing landscape, forcing hospitals to raise service tariffs and compelling Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs)...
Lagos State Government has unveiled the Lagos Community of Mental Health Providers (LCP) Directory, a pioneering digital registry that centralises verified information on...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, led a symbolic walk to promote physical activity and healthy living as a key measure in the...
Thirteen days after the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began its strike, major hospital services remain paralysed, leaving patients stranded. The strike,...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, on Wednesday said patient satisfaction with healthcare facilities and primary healthcare services...
The House of Representatives, on Monday, commenced a sweeping investigation into the management of over $4.6 billion in health sector grants received by...
A Nebraska woman born without a brain just celebrated her 20th birthday — and is defying the odds. Alex Simpson of Omaha was...
Departing the hospital sealed in a bio-containment bubble. It followed an intense, large-scale response to what could have been a serious infectious disease....
Northern Nigeria is facing a severe shortage of medical doctors, with some states reporting a single doctor attending to over 43,000 patients, putting...
Artificial intelligence is redefining how societies perceive and respond to environmental health threats, particularly in regions where air quality and allergen data remain...
The federal government has entered into a new partnership with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to strengthen...
A common cholesterol drug could prevent a debilitating side effect in cancer patients, a study has found. More than 75 per cent of...
The Federal Government has pledged to support the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) in hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Nurses and...
The National Youth Service Corps on Tuesday inaugurated its 2025 fourth-quarter Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers in Abia State. The free medical outreach...
Some healthcare practitioners have blamed the ineffectiveness of Primary Healthcare Centres for patients’ crowding of the secondary and tertiary health institutions to seek...
Dr Moses Arokoya, President, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), has said that 65 per cent of human diseases in Nigeria are livestock-related. He...
The Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has promised a probe after a dental operation was abruptly halted on Monday following a sudden...
