Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- The Gates Foundation has announced a $912 million pledge to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Speaking at the 2025 Goalkeepers event on Monday, the Foundat... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a higher case fatality rate (CFR) from Lassa fever in 2025 compared to the same period last year, despite... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, says it will not suspend its ongoing warning strike unless the federal government provides a si... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The federal government has said Nigeria is on course to decriminalise attempted suicide by December 2025, in a move designed to replace punitive laws with a health-centred approac... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- As the world marks the 2025 World Suicide Prevention Day, Nigeria confronts a suicide crisis that remains largely hidden behind stigma and silence. Despite an estimated 15,000 de... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has embarked on a seven-day warning strike. The development was announced on Monday, in a communique... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Mpox no longer represents an international health emergency, but warned that the virus still poses significant risks, particul... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- The federal government has called on Nigerians residing abroad to play a more active role in the country's health sector, encouraging them to direct remittances and other resources... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- Nigeria has recorded a decline in new confirmed cases of Lassa fever, although fatalities linked to the disease remain troublingly high. Latest data released by the Nigeria Centre... Read More
Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- In order to achieve Universal Health Coverage, Nigeria must strengthen its health financing systems and build stronger links between research and policymaking. This was the centra... Read More