President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Community-Based National Social Action Fund Task Force to strengthen grassroots development and accelerate socio-economic projects across Nigeria’s 8,804 wards. The approval was disclosed in a statement issued Wednesday night in Abuja by Mr Ado Bako, Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations at the Federal …
As cases of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases rise across Nigeria, health experts have urged citizens to go beyond reducing salt intake and deliberately increase consumption of potassium-rich foods to improve heart health. The call was made by researchers from the Nigeria Sodium Study Team at the University of Abuja’s Cardiovascular Research Centre, who stressed that …
A fresh case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Cross River State, prompting health authorities to activate emergency response measures to contain any potential spread. Speaking at a news conference in Calabar, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, disclosed that the case involves a 53-year-old Chinese national working with Lafarge, who arrived Nigeria …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory warning of increased risk of cholera and other disease outbreaks following forecast flooding across parts of the country. The alert comes after the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicted heavy rainfall and possible flooding between …
As Nigeria joins the world to mark World Health Day 2026, health experts and advocacy groups have warned that the country’s health system is under serious threat posed by chronic underfunding, weak policy implementation, and a rising disease burden. The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on governments at all levels to …
Nigeria’s resident doctors have suspended their planned nationwide strike following what they described as “progress” in talks with the Federal Government over long-standing welfare concerns. The decision was announced on Tuesday by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) after an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council. According to the association, the suspension follows …
A tragic social media post by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, has once again exposed a deadly but growing trend among Nigerian youths: the misuse of prescription drugs driven by misinformation, peer pressure, and a dangerous obsession with body image. At the center of the incident is a 15-year-old boy …
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark World Autism Awareness Day, the usual wave of blue-themed campaigns, advocacy messages, and symbolic gestures once again filled public spaces and social media timelines. But behind the awareness slogans lies a quieter, more troubling reality, one that millions of Nigerian families confront daily in silence. …
The Federal Government has rolled out Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention injection, as part of efforts to curb new infections nationwide. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mr Ali Pate, announced the rollout in Abuja on Friday, describing the drug as a major breakthrough in HIV prevention. Lenacapavir, administered less frequently than daily …
On the surface, Nigeria’s fight against tuberculosis appears to be holding steady. With a 94 percent treatment success rate and expanded diagnostic capacity, health authorities say progress is being made. But beneath that progress lies a largely invisible threat, thousands of undiagnosed infections quietly spreading across communities. In 2025 alone, Nigeria recorded 440,000 tuberculosis cases, …
