2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (777+ words) The Nigerian government has introduced mandatory and periodic drug integrity tests for students in secondary schools and tertiary institutions nationwide as part of a new strategy aimed at curbing substance abuse in the education sector. The policy is contained in…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago  (229+ words) The operation triggered panic at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital as workers fled wards, patients were left unattended and medical services were disrupted following the EFCC's arrest of a senior hospital official....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (427+ words) Mr Ursu said the EU SPIN project is being implemented through a "Team Europe" approach involving the European Union, the WHO and other development partners working in coordination with Nigerian authorities....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (492+ words) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the antiretroviral injection is administered once in six months. Speaking during the launch at the General Hospital Ezzangbo, Ohaukwu LGA, the state commissioner for health, Moses Ekuma, said the innovation is a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (248+ words) In its latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 17, covering 20 to 26 April 2026, the agency said the case fatality rate (CFR) stood at 25. 2 per cent, compared to 19. 1 per cent recorded within the same period in 2025...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (17+ words) The pilgrim suffered a fatal cardiac arrest en route from Jeddah to the holy city of Madinah....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (550+ words) World Health Organisation (WHO) Head-Quater in Geneva, Switzerland. Copyright: WHO/Pierre Virot The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged residents of Tenerife to remain calm following concerns over a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship expected to undergo emergency…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (372+ words) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Government of Ethiopia have officially inaugurated the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2026 to advance Africa's health security and sovereignty agenda. The inauguration took place on Friday in…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (294+ words) Nigerian map showing Enugu State The Enugu State Ministry of Health has sealed three illegal health facilities operating without an operational licence within the Enugu South Local Government Area of the state. Sealing the premises on Friday, the ministry's Monitoring…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (652+ words) An AI-generated diagram showing sickle cell anaemia Public health messaging in Nigeria has long encouraged individuals to know their genotype as a key step in preventing sickle cell disorder. A 2020 cross-sectional study on genotype awareness among adolescents in south-east Nigeria…...