Healthcare experts have raised concerns over Nigeria’s worsening maternal and child mortality crisis, warning that women continue to die

By Chioma Obinna On this year’s World Blood Donor Day, the World Health Organisation, (WHO) on Wednesday raised concerns over persistent shortages in blood supply across the African Region, warning that millions of patients remain at risk due to inadequate access to safe blood and blood products. In a message to commemorate the 2026 World […]

By Chioma Obinna The country’s healthcare system came under fresh attack on Thursday as the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA), accused the Federal Government of failing Nigerians through poor healthcare funding, worsening brain drain, weak disease control systems and misplaced priorities in the sector. In a Democracy Day press statement made […]

By Chioma Obinna To combat period poverty and advancing financial inclusion among young girls, Moniepoint Inc. has partnered with Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls (S.A.N.G) to provide menstrual hygiene support and financial literacy education to 500 students in Lagos.The initiative, to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026, brought together volunteers from Moniepoint and facilitators from […]

By Chioma Obinna Cancer care delivery at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos, received a major boost on Monday as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided critical medical equipment to strengthen cancer diagnosis, treatment and patient care at the hospital’s newly established Cancer Centre.The donation includes LEEP machines, ultrasound machines, thermal […]

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a smartphone-based technology capable of detecting bacterial contamination on surfaces within minutes.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have unveiled a joint continental preparedness and response plan to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain.

…As shareholders get N867m dividend By Chioma Obinna Despite the harsh operating environment, rising energy costs and persistent pressure on manufacturers in the country, May & Baker Nigeria Plc, posted a gross profit of N13.147 billion in the financial year ended December 31, 2025, representing an increase by 54.4% from N8.513 trillion recorded in the […]

By Chioma Obinna One of Nigeria’s leading hygiene company, Reckitt and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, WBFA, have launched Phase 3 of the Dettol Hygiene Quest initiative, with plans to reach more than 800,000 Nigerians through expanded hygiene education and behavioural change campaigns in 2026. The new phase of the programme, unveiled in Lagos, will target […]

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Friday said Nigeria has the capacity to contain an Ebola outbreak if it enters the country, even as it appealed to the media and members of the public not to spread fear or panic through unverified negative narratives.