Health
-
194FG sued over deal to share citizens’ health data with US
A legal practitioner, Bernard Okpi, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging a health cooperation agreement between...
-
135First 1,000 Days: Nigeria’s approach to tackling child malnutrition
BY ABIEMWENSE MORU A two-year-old child from rural Adamawa survived severe malnutrition last year, thanks to a timely nutrition intervention. This case...
-
106PS, FMMBE, Advocates People-Centred Research
As Air-Centre Seeks Strategic Partnership The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMMBE), Fatima Sugra Tabi’a Mahmood, has called...
-
144NAFDAC seals 18 warehouses in Niger state over ‘expired food products worth N100m
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed 18 warehouses in Bida, Niger state. A statement on...
-
168Sightsavers leads Trachoma elimination efforts in Kebbi communities
BY MUHAMMAD LAWAL Trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of preventable blindness, remains one of the most persistent yet avoidable public health...
-
168Closing WASH funding gap through domestic financing
BY TOSIN KOLADE Nigeria’s efforts to provide safe water and sanitation to millions of citizens have suffered a major setback following a...
-
159Ifunanya Nwangene: Senate asks Health Ministry to ensure availability of antivenoms in hospitals
Nigerian Senate on Tuesday urged health regulatory agencies, including the Federal Ministry of Health, to make the availability of antivenoms and other...
-
257Progress, But Not Yet Eldorado: Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Response
BY OLUWAFUNKE ISHOLA Nigeria has made significant strides in its fight against HIV/ AIDS, achieving two of the three global 95-95-95 targets....
-
244Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger in West and Central Africa
Amid rising violence, population displacement The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable...
-
267JOHESU Strike: TUC to FG – Withdraw ‘No Work, No Pay’ Order within Seven-Days
BY BONNY AMADI The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Health and...
