Nigeria’s fragile health system is facing a deepening crisis as nationwide industrial action by resident doctors entered its 17th day on Monday, while the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) began their third day of indefinite strike action. The dual strikes have left public hospitals operating at skeletal…
Nigeria continues to record about 850,000 preventable newborn and under-five deaths every year, despite progress in child survival efforts, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said. Pate made the disclosure on Wednesday during the 2025 World Pneumonia and Prematurity Days in Abuja, represented by Mr. John Urakpa, Director of…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on Nigerian authorities to implement Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) as a sustainable policy to ensure universal access to safe and affordable sanitation. UNICEF WASH Specialist, Monday Johnson, made the appeal at a two-day media dialogue in Oyo State, organised in collaboration with the Oyo State Ministry of…
The Kano State Executive Council, under the leadership of Governor Abba Yusuf, has approved over ₦19 billion for the execution of development projects across several sectors of the state. Briefing newsmen after the council meeting on Sunday in Kano, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Strategy, Ibrahim Waiya, said the projects cut across education, health,…
The Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) has urged the government to include Comprehensive Life-skills and Health Education (CLHE) in the national school curriculum to better equip adolescents with knowledge and values for responsible living. The call was made by Mrs Elizabeth Abimbola, PPFN’s South-West Regional Director, during the graduation ceremony of trained peer educators…
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to preserving and scaling the gains of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) model to ensure lasting improvements in urban health and family planning across Nigeria. Dr. Binyerem Ukaire, Director and Head of the Family Health Department at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, made this known on…
Nigeria’s top military leadership has underscored the importance of mental health in sustaining an effective and resilient armed force, calling for greater support for personnel facing trauma, stress and fatigue. Speaking at the 2025 World Mental Health Day Symposium in Abuja, Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa—represented by AVM Olusola Akinboyewa—said the military’s capability…
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said that Nigeria’s health policies must reflect the real-life experiences of its people if reforms are to succeed. Represented by Dr Nse Akpan at the 10th anniversary of DRASA Health Trust in Abuja, Pate criticised policy approaches that exclude community participation. “Policies cannot succeed…
Dr. Oladipupo Fasan, Head of Cardiology at the National Hospital, Abuja, has called for the strengthening of Nigeria’s Primary Health Care (PHC) system to effectively tackle cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Fasan made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on World Heart Day, observed annually on September 29. This year’s theme…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to providing sustainable electricity to Nigeria’s health sector, warning that unreliable supply is undermining care delivery. At the first National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector in Abuja, Tinubu—represented by SGF George Akume—said the government was expanding solar and hybrid systems, advancing decentralised energy reforms,…
