14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (219+ words) Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) from Lagos State have called on the government and the private sector to extend digital skills development training to them, in order to empower them to become self-reliant and productive. They made the call at the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (153+ words) Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Stakeholders in the health sector have advocated improved budgetary provisions and greater youth participation to sustain the country’s HIV/AIDS response beyond 2030. They made the call at a multi-stakeholder dialogue convened by Technology for Inspiration Initiative…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1465+ words) “You are not meant to suffer in silence.” For Moyo Awotile, those words carry the weight of experience. Her warning to women about painful and excessively heavy periods comes from a decade-long journey with uterine fibroids that gradually moved from…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1349+ words) The growing number of Africans living with diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer is creating a new challenge for health systems already struggling to keep essential medicines within patients’ reach. That concern took centre stage during a virtual press briefing where…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (567+ words) THISDAYLIVE The authorities must do more to contain the growing problem As Nigeria joins other countries today to mark the 2026 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), it is important for critical stakeholders to join the ongoing conversation on how we can…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (689+ words) Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the Agency’s ‘5 Plus 5’ policy and Ceiling List initiatives have enhanced local production of medicines and medical…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (816+ words) Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance (NISA) have expressed the need to adopt the application of implementation science to improve health outcomes in Nigeria. Speaking at the 11th Annual Nigerian…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (318+ words) Francis Sardauna in Katsina Health workers in Katsina State have announced a seven-day warning strike beginning from midnight on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, a development that could further strain the state’s healthcare system as it battles an ongoing diphtheria outbreak. The Assembly…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (584+ words) Hammed Shittu in Ilorin A non-governmental organisation in Kwara State,.Arike Hopeful Heart Foundation, has supported over 3,000 indigent residents of the state with various kinds of medical outreach as part of effort to reduce untimely death of the people in…...