7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (437+ words) Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme, Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, says the 850-bed hospital is overstretched, as it currently serves over five million patients. Mr Ikpeme disclosed this on Friday during a media tour of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (772+ words) West African countries have adopted an ambitious regional framework aimed at eliminating malaria by 2035, with targets including a 90 per cent reduction in incidence, zero malaria-related deaths, and elimination in at least three Member States. The framework was endorsed on Saturday…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (374+ words) Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has offered automatic employment to the recently graduated students of the Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu. Mr Buni approved the employment in Damaturu on Tuesday at the graduation of nurses/midwives…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (245+ words) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has appointed former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as Senior Strategic Adviser to Director-General Jean Kaseya, reinforcing leadership capacity for continental health priorities efforts. The announcement was made by Margaret Edwin, Director of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (454+ words) The Federal Government has inaugurated a community-based National Foodbank Programme to boost food security and expand access to nutritious food for vulnerable Nigerians nationwide, targeting households facing hunger and malnutrition challenges. The initiative, championed by the Office of the First…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (552+ words) A Non-Governmental Organisation, New Incentives'All Babies Are Equal, says it enrolled 172, 265 infants and disbursed N1. 594 billion to caregivers in January to boost routine immunisation uptake across Northern Nigeria. The organisation on Monday disclosed this in its January 2026 Programme Report covering 11 states,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (594+ words) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has identified drug abuse as a major driver of HIV transmission in Nigeria, and called for integrated strategies to address both challenges. The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, retired, Brig. -Gen....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (579+ words) Speaking at the inauguration on Wednesday in Abuja, Kachallom Daju, represented by Dr Bilqisu Idris, affirmed the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's full commitment to successful implementation of the Plan nationwide. Government officials, civil society organisations, traditional and religious…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (516+ words) The Kwara Government has expressed displeasure at the lackadaisical attitude of some council chairmen to routine immunisation of children in their area. The Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, expressed the government's displeasure at the First Quarterly Meeting of the Kwara State…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (612+ words) e Health Africa, Jacaranda behind the initiative " A new push to tackle maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria has begun with the launch of an artificial intelligence-powered maternal health messaging platform in Kano State, targeting at least 25, 000 pregnant women and…...