Health
NMA members removes Lagos Chairman
NMA members removes Lagos Chairman The Lagos State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has removed its Chairman, Babajide Saheed. He ...Emir seeks Spine and Nerve Centre in Yobe
The Emir of Gadaka Emirate, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Isma’ila Mamman Gadaka, has called on the co-founder and Clinical Director of the ...Pre-packaged foods drive high salt intake, hypertension — NAFDAC
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Mojisola Adeyeye, on Tuesday warned Nigerians against excessive sodium ...Doctors suspend strike, threaten another one from April 21
Ebun Emmanuel – April 7, 2026 The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite nationwide strike and directed members ...Doctors begin strike today over arrears
The strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, scheduled to begin today, April 7, 2026, is already threatening to disrupt ...Resident doctors declare indefinite nationwide strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced an indefinite nationwide strike following the federal government’s move to halt the implementation ...Kano takes over responsibility as woman dies after giving birth to quintuplets
Ebun Emmanuel — March 26, 2026 Hafsat Yusuf, a woman who delivered quintuplets at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, on ...Nigeria has highest under-five mortality rate globally – UN report
Nigeria recorded the highest under-five mortality rate in the world in 2024, according to a new United Nations report. The report, ‘Levels ...Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi… NiMet issues meningitis alert for 11 northern states
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that several northern states face a high risk of meningitis as dry and dusty weather ...Taraba, Bauchi record highest figures as NCDC reports 75 Lassa fever deaths in seven weeks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 75 Lassa fever deaths have been reported in seven weeks. In its ...













