A viral video circulating on TikTok has sparked anxiety among parents after a mother claimed that excessive consumption of soy-based baby milk could damage infants’ kidneys, weaken bones, and cause bloating. The video, which features a container labelled Baby Wonder Soya Plus placed on top of a bucket of soybean pap powder, shows the mother …
Nigeria is set to introduce lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable drug for HIV prevention, in March 2026. Health experts say the injection could revolutionize HIV prevention, offering a more convenient and discreet alternative to daily oral PrEP for people at high risk of infection. Lenacapavir is a long-acting antiretroviral that targets the HIV capsid, preventing the …
The Ogun State Government has shut down African Refractory and Allied Products Limited (ARAP), a company that crushes quartz stones into fine powder used in steel furnaces. The closure follows a viral video exposing serious health risks for workers. In the Footage, Bartholomew Aniemeka, a former employee, said he contracted silicosis, a severe lung disease …
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has suspended its 84-day nationwide strike following a conciliation meeting with the Federal Government, directing all its members across the country to resume work with immediate effect. The suspension was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of an expanded National Executive Council (NEC) emergency hybrid meeting held …
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has praised the Federal Government for commissioning Nigeria’s first treatment facility for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Abuja. CAPPA made this known in a statement on Monday. The facility was established by the Federal Ministry of Environment, in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United …
Nigeria’s already fragile healthcare system is facing a silent but deepening crisis: the rapid disappearance of its doctors. New data from the Federal Ministry of Health reveal that the number of practising doctors in Nigeria fell sharply from 66,241 in 2024 to about 55,000 in 2025, a staggering 16.9 per cent decline in just one …
On World Cancer Day 2026, the public interest group, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), urged the Nigerian government to tackle the country’s rising cancer burden by addressing gaps in the nation’s food system. According to CAPPA, cancer is no longer a distant threat in Nigeria. In fact, the National Institute for Cancer Research …
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a $154.1 million agreement to expand cancer care across Nigeria. The deal, sealed in Abuja on Tuesday night, aims to improve access to quality diagnostic and treatment services nationwide. Under the partnership, the IFC, the private-sector arm of the World Bank …
Africa may fail to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat unless countries expand Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to include older women excluded from early immunisation programmes. MSD South Africa and Africa Health Business issued the warning, saying millions of women across the continent remain unprotected despite the availability of effective vaccines. An analysis …
Guinea-Bissau has stopped a US-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns due to ethical concerns. The country's health minister said the six-member ethics committee never met before approving the trial. The study planned to vaccinate some newborns and withhold the vaccine from others. Researchers would track illness, deaths, and development over five years. Critics argue …
