3.5m missing births:: How hospitals can close Nigeria’s registration gap
… Experts add: Register them where they are bornBy Chioma Obinna The first cry came, then the rush of hands. A newborn baby girl had just entered the world. While nurses attended to the mother and cleaned the baby, Emmanuel Joseph was already thinking beyond the excitement of fatherhood. He wanted his daughter to exist […]
Nigeria gets 1st Mental Health Tracker to expose policy failures, accountability
… Millions remain at risk as key reforms stall four years after Mental Health ActBy Chioma Obinna To confront Nigeria’s deepening mental health crisis, Nigerian Mental Health (NMH) has launched the country’s first-ever public-facing Mental Health Policy Commitment Tracker, an accountability tool aimed at exposing implementation gaps and compelling government action on long-promised reforms. The […]
MFM trains 130 counsellors to tackle rising teen drug abuse
By Chioma Obinna On this year’s World Drug Day the Mountain Top Rehabilitation Centre (MTRC), the addiction prevention and treatment arm of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, trained 130 guidance counsellors from government secondary schools across Lagos in substance use prevention, early identification, counselling and referral systems. The two-day event, aimed at tackling the […]
FG, stakeholders target 100% food fortification to tackle hidden hunger
By Chioma Obinna The Federal Government, food industry players, and nutrition stakeholders on Tuesday intensified efforts to achieve full compliance with Nigeria’s food fortification programme as part of a broader strategy to tackle the growing burden of hidden hunger and micronutrient deficiencies affecting millions across the country. At the 2026 first Bi-Annual National Fortification Alliance […]
Nigeria’s Babalola makes history as global Rotary president, targets peacebuilding, end to Polio
By Chioma Obinna Nigeria has recorded another major milestone on the global stage as Olayinka Hakeem Babalola assumes office as the new President of Rotary International, becoming only the second African to lead the world’s largest humanitarian service organisation. Babalola, a member of the Rotary Club of Trans Amadi, Rivers State, will officially take over […]
Ajayi defends NHFRA Bill, says Nigeria’s health facilities remain dangerously under-regulated
By Chioma Obinna The Chairman of the National Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (NHFRA) Establishment Committee, Dr Richardson Ajayi, on Monday mounted a robust defence of the proposed agency, insisting that Nigeria’s healthcare system remains dangerously exposed because health facilities across the country are not subject to a unified national safety regulation. Ajayi’s position follows a […]
