Health
Govt to release N11.9bn to pay doctors’ arrears — hours after NARD’s strike
The federal government says it will release the sum of N11.99 billion within 72 hours to offset some of the ...NARD gives notice of fresh strike starting November 1
Ebun Emmanuel — October 26, 2025 The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has declared an indefinite nationwide strike, set ...Reps to probe $4.6bn grants for HIV, TB, malaria response
The house of representatives has resolved to probe the utilisation of $1.8 billion and $2.8 billion in grants Nigeria received ...FG, Lagos seeks effective ways to curb maternal, infant deaths
The Lagos State Government has partner the Federal Ministry of Health and other development partners a for five-day Maternal and ...No child in Kano should die of vaccine-preventable diseases – Yusuf
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on Monday inaugurated the Measles-Rubella (MR) Integrated Campaign at Tofa Town in the ...Resident doctors implement 24-hour shift limit
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday raised alarm over the country’s poor doctor-to-patient ratio of 1:19,083, describing ...Flagyl, Artemether-Lumefantrine among 101 drugs delisted by NAFDAC [FULL LIST]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has delisted 101 drugs from circulation in ...N70,000 HIV prevention injection splits Nigerians
A twice-yearly Human Immunodeficiency Virus prevention injection, hailed as the most promising tool against the virus in decades, has generated ...PSN seeks enabling environments for pharmacists to utilize their skills in healthcare
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Ogun State branch, has called on Nigerians to recognise the central role of pharmacists in ...Resident doctors call off warning strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its warning strike two days after its commencement. Tope Osundara, the ...
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