Health

Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has suspended the Commissioner for Health, Yunusa Musa-Ismail, over alleged negligence of duty. The suspension was announced on Thursday in a statement by Yahaya...

The Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, in partnership with the State Ministry of Health and the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, has begun recruiting new Community-Based Health Workers to...

Nigeria records an estimated 16,000 suicide deaths annually, yet attempted suicide remains a criminal offence under existing laws. To address this, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC–Cross River South) has reaffirmed his...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it will shut down 150 health clinics in northeast Nigeria this month, citing a massive shortfall in international donor funding. The...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has officially suspended its planned industrial action and issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address critical welfare and professional demands affecting the...

Many aspiring entrepreneurs in Nigeria are discouraged from venturing into the food, drug, cosmetics, or chemical industries due to the perceived complexity of the NAFDAC registration process. While some attempt...

Introduction: What Is Chronic Venous Insufficiency? Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is a vascular condition that affects the veins in the legs, impairing their ability to return blood to the heart....

The Federal Government of Nigeria has treated over 30 million Nigerians with ivermectin in a major nationwide campaign against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), particularly Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) and Lymphatic Filariasis....

By Gbadamosi Precious Oluwagbemisola Nigeria’s rising temperature over decades is alarming. According to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Nigeria’s average temperature has skyrocketed to 1.5 C, which makes our food, water...

On May 30, 2025, the world bid farewell to Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the French biochemist and endocrinologist whose groundbreaking work reshaped reproductive health and aging science. Best known as the "father...