Climate change and its sweeping impact on human health are expected to feature prominently in discussions at the ongoing 31st session of the United Nations Climate...
BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—Nigerian retirees aged 60 and above who receive a monthly pension of ₦150,000 or less are to get free health insurance, according to the...
October brought major developments across Nigeria’s health sector, with the confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja prompting renewed disease surveillance, contact tracing and emergency response...
Nigeria has seen advances in medical research, technology, and healthcare innovation, yet many communities still struggle to access essential health services. From infectious disease outbreaks and...
The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has recorded progress in research, staff welfare, infrastructure and public health interventions under the leadership...
Nigeria’s health insurance enrolment increased to 23.06 million people in the second quarter of 2026, up from 16.2 million in late 2023, the Director-General of the...
The federal government says it has disbursed N249.6 billion to the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in the past three years, representing 77.1 per cent...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has expanded its health declaration requirement for international travellers after confirming an Ebola case in the Federal...
As temperatures rise across parts of Nigeria, health authorities are warning residents to take precautions against the effects of extreme heat. The warning comes as the...
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal for its members to visit the entry points through which a woman infected with Ebola entered the country before...
The executive secretary of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell, told the ministers at COP31 that climate finance must be redesigned...
Every ₦1 spent on marketing communications generates an estimated ₦16.50 in Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP), highlighting the economic significance...
Women in northern Nigeria continue to bear a disproportionate burden of maternal deaths, with the Northwest and Northeast geopolitical zones...