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The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has launched the state-level rollout of the National Policy on Cosmetics Safety and Health (NPCSH), beginning with a major stakeholder summit in Lagos. This five-year roadmap aims to sanitise a domestic market increasingly flooded with hazardous chemicals. The policy seeks to tighten the leash on manufacturers and…
The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has initiated the renewal of the Federal Cooperation Agreement with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Nigeria to ensure life-saving medical operations continue without interruption. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, hosted MSF leadership in Abuja on Monday to address the shifting landscape of humanitarian aid…
A five-day warning strike has brought the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, to its knees, as medical staff protest what they call “deliberate internal power rationing.” The industrial action, which began on Monday, March 2, has forced the premier teaching hospital to stop admitting new patients and cancel routine surgeries. While the Ibadan Electricity Distribution…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a high-priority public health advisory following an uptick in Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) risks. This warning specifically targets states within the “African Meningitis Belt” during the current peak of the dry season. Health officials warned that the disease can progress with lethal speed, often proving…
A major six-year study has warned that Lassa fever is being dangerously underdiagnosed, with a “substantial number” of infections slipping through routine clinical screening. The PREPARE study, led by the University of North Carolina and published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, found that 11% of patients admitted with general fevers in Liberia actually had Lassa…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has announced plans to introduce routine hearing checks in primary schools and scale up newborn hearing screening across the country, in a move aimed at improving early detection of hearing impairment and building more inclusive learning environments for children. The announcement was made as Nigeria joined the rest of the world…
Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital has publicly defended the professional conduct of its medical director and two other doctors facing interim suspension over the death of 21-month-old Nkanu Nnamdi Esege, the son of renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, while raising serious concerns about procedural irregularities and confidentiality breaches during the regulatory investigation. The Medical and Dental…
Healthcare services at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, came to a near standstill yesterday as workers commenced a five-day warning strike to protest what they described as a deliberate policy of internal electricity rationing implemented by the hospital management. The industrial action was declared by the Council of UCH Union Leaders (CUUL), a coalition…
Nigeria will receive its first consignments of Lenacapavir, a ground-breaking HIV prevention drug, this month. The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) confirmed on Monday that the country is ready to deploy the twice-yearly injectable. This shift from daily oral pills to a biannual shot marks a significant pivot in the national strategy…
Health authorities in Benue State have sounded the alarm over a surging Lassa fever outbreak that has claimed ten lives, including five medical doctors. As of late February 2026, the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) in Makurdi reported 28 suspected cases, with 17 confirmed positive and currently under intensive care. The Chief Medical Director,…
