The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Nigeria approved a ₦45.8 billion biosecurity project on Wednesday to monitor infectious diseases at five major international airports. The Federal Executive Council sanctioned the 20-year public-private partnership with Biohealth Consortium during a meeting led by President Bola Tinubu. Minister of Health Muhammad Ali Pate announced that the deal targets Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, and…
Nigeria’s public health network faces its sharpest trial since 2014 after health officials confirmed an imported case of the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory. The patient landed in Abuja from Uganda on 3 October, fell ill four days later, yet received an official laboratory diagnosis only on 20 October. Slow detection…
The World Health Organisation pledged emergency medical gear, laboratory materials, and field epidemiologists to Nigeria on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, after federal health authorities confirmed the country’s first imported case of Ebola disease inside a private hospital in the Federal Capital Territory. Viruses ignore sovereign borders with ruthless ease. Coordinating Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate…
The Federal Government has launched the National Malaria Strategic Plan (2026–2030), aiming for a 50 per cent reduction in malaria prevalence and mortality rates by 2030. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, alongside the Minister of State, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, announced the ambitious timeline during recent high-level public…
The Federal Government has approved the release of N32 billion to health facilities across Nigeria under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery nationwide. The approval was announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, following a Ministerial Oversight Committee…