HIV infections on the rise in Plateau…51,000 living with virus
1.12.2025 Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Ba’amlong, has said the state recorded 2,786 new cases of HIV infections and…
World AIDS Day: HIV vaccine rolls out in South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia
1.12.2025 South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia on Monday began administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public…
Nigerian doctors pause indefinite strike action, vows to resume if FG fails to meet conditions
30-11-2025 The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike, 29 days after it began on November…
Fear of HIV/AIDS spreads as condom distribution in Nigeria falls by 55 percent
26.11.2025 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS says condom distribution in Nigeria fell by 55 per cent over the…
45 million Nigerians have no toilets, Minister of Environment raises alarm
By our reporter 19.11.2025 Over 45 million Nigerians still practice open defecation and Minister of Environment Balarabe Lawal, has called…
Trump country to deny foreigners with BP, diabetics, obesity others entry
10.11.2025 The United States government under President Trump is planning to prevent visa applicants with underlying medical conditions from entering…
US based Nigerian doctor opens cells therapy hospital in Abuja
7.11.2025 A U.S.-based Nigerian medical doctor and regenerative medicine expert David Ikudayisi, has unveiled a multi-million naira hospital named Glory…
Don’t hurt Dr. Mbanugo, Minister of Health begs kidnappers
By Kingston Magare 2.11.2025 The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako is worried about the safety of Dr.…
Oluremi Tinubu makes commitments to TB eradication by 2030
29.10.2025 Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to ending tuberculosis by 2030 through concrete actions, in line…
Hypertension killing young Nigerians in great numbers
28.10.2025 A Consultant Cardiologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr Adisa Adams, has decried the increasing number of…
Harmful chemicals used to preserve fruits worry lawmakers
22.10.2025 The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the alleged use of killer chemicals for preserving fruits and prolonging…
Police arrest maker of killer cough syrup that has claimed the lives of 17 children
9.10.2025 The police in India have arrested the owner of a pharmaceutical company that manufactures a cough syrup connected to…
NDLEA ready to legalise cannabis for health purposes
8.10.2025 National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) chairman Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa rtd said the organisation is open to legalising cannabis…
Flesh-eating bacteria kills 7 in Adamawa…80 other persons infected
2.10.2025 The Federal Government has said a strange flesh-eating disease was responsible for seven deaths in Malabu, Adamawa State, and…
20m Nigerian females have no “clit,” UNICEF calls for end to genital mutilation
25.9.2025 About 20m Nigerian females have suffered Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), despite federal laws against the practice. According to the…