Nigeria and eight other African countries recorded 67 confirmed yellow fever cases, including 18 deaths, between January and October 2026, according to the World Health Organisation...
The federal government has expressed concern over the rise in neonatal mortality in Nigeria, despite a decline in deaths among children under five. The Coordinating Minister...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed hope that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can be contained, despite confirmed cases...
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed an attack on Binnari community in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of the state. It said 10 people were killed...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, diabetes and dementia accounted for 74 per cent of global deaths in 2023, up from 58 per cent in...
By Felicia Imohimi The Blueblood Veterinary Services has recommended stronger integrated surveillance linking veterinary and human health systems in the prevention, eradication of rabies and...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed 48 deaths and 182 cases of severe illness following the reported consumption of...
Yobe State has documented 511 cases of diphtheria and 13 deaths from January to 8 September, according to health authorities. The Commissioner for Health and Human...
Twenty-seven people have died from a suspected diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State, while suspected cases have increased to 303, a state health official has said. The...
A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) has found that integrated action to tackle climate...
Nigeria and eight other African countries recorded 67 confirmed yellow fever cases, including 18 deaths, between January and October 2026,...
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has called on the South-East region to jettison the attitude of always playing opposition politics...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed as fake a viral poster claiming that it had reaffirmed the David...