Health

US, Nigeria sign $2.1bn health pact to strengthen faith‑based healthcare

The United States and Nigeria have signed a five‑year bilateral health agreement worth nearly $2.1 billion aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s health…

22 hours ago

NAFDAC warns public against consuming recalled Indomie ‘Vegetable Flavour’

Anxiety is rising nationwide following a public alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…

22 hours ago

Nigerian scientist makes breakthrough discovery in cellular disease research

A Nigerian scientist, Dr. Ismaila Francis Yusuf (PhD), has made a major scientific breakthrough that could reshape the understanding and…

3 days ago

Ekiti govt sacks EKSUTH surgeon over alleged kidney removal

The Ekiti State Government has dismissed a surgeon at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) over allegations of unlawfully…

3 days ago

54 die from snakebites in Gombe

The Gombe State Ministry of Health has recorded 54 deaths from snakebites in 2025, the State Epidemiologist, Dr Nuhu Bile,…

5 days ago

Faith vs medicine: Woman rejects blood transfusion after Nigerians raise N30m

Fury has erupted after a Lagos-based breast cancer patient, Mensah Omolola, popularly known as Auntie Esther on X, refused a…

2 weeks ago

Why patients should avoid food after surgery — Surgeons

Surgeons have cautioned patients against eating solid or heavy meals soon after undergoing abdominal or gastrointestinal procedures, warning that doing…

2 weeks ago

HIV progress threatened as test kit supplies collapse in Nigeria

Nigeria is facing a widespread shortage of HIV test kits following the halt of US government funding for PEPFAR, a…

2 weeks ago

Trachoma risk drops from 41m to 4m nationwide — FG

The Federal Government says the number of Nigerians at risk of trachoma-related blindness has plunged from 41 million to four…

2 weeks ago

Woman dies after hospital rejects bank transfer for oxygen

A pregnant woman, identified as Aisha Najamu, has died at the Turai Umaru Musa Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital in…

2 weeks ago

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