Nigeria

Experts Sound Alarm Over Rising Cases Of Hypertension In Teenagers

Researchers have raised alarm over rising cases of hypertension in teenagers and adolescents especially those…

FG Reveals How It Plans To Expend 20m Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Due To Arrive Next Year

The federal government has said that it has initiated a move to receive 20 million…

Why The World Bank Has Predicted A Gloomy Financial Future For More Nigerians By 2022

The World Bank on Thursday projected that the number of poor Nigerians will increase from…

Nigeria To Access COVID-19 Vaccine In 2021- Dr. Okonjo-Iweala

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Nigeria and other African countries will be able…

Here’s By How Much Nigeria’s Population Grew In Two Years- NPC

Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC) Nasir Kwarra on Tuesday December 8, announced that…

Chief Of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai Reveals For How Many More Years Nigerians Can Expect Terrorism In The Country To Last For

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has in a post shared on…

Fueling Vehicles In Nigeria Is About To Take Another Dimension With This New Scheme Proposed By The Government

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday December 1, inaugurated an autogas scheme in Abuja.…

British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing Raises Concerns Over Rate of Gender Based & Sexual Violence In Nigeria

The British High Commission in Nigeria has expressed worries over the rate of sexual and…

Nigeria Ranked 3rd Most Terrorised Country In The World

A new report released by the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has ranked Nigeria, for the…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo Gives Update On COVID-19 Vaccine For Nigeria

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said one of Nigeria’s main priorities now was getting the…

Nigeria’s Second Wave Of COVID-19 Imminent- Health Minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire Warns

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has warned that the second wave of the COVID19…

The Growing Burden Of Cancer Afflictions In Nigeria & Why It Needs To Be Taken Seriously

Nigeria’s cancer burden is painfully high, no thanks to a poor health system. So when…

#ENDPoliceBrutality: UK Shuts Visa Application Centres In Nigeria

The United Kingdom has shut down its visa application centres in Nigeria over the crisis…

Dietician, Dr. Henrietta Ene-Obong Shares On How To Sustain Nigeria’s Polio-free Status

A Professor of Human Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Calabar, Cross River State,…

Nigerian Female Health Workers Share Their Ordeal Fending Off Sexual Harrassments From Patients & Employers

Some female health workers in the country have described how their patients harass them for…

NCDC Shares Encouraging News With Nigerians On Its COVID-19 Testing Capacity

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that there are now COVID-19 testing…

Expert, Dr. Adedayo Joseph Raises Alarm Over How Misdiagnosis Among Other Factors Is Leading To Increased Deaths From Childhood Cancers In Nigeria

The Director, Dorcas Cancer Foundation, Dr. Adedayo Joseph, has said death from childhood cancer is…

Gynaecologist, Dr. Bright Airhumwunde Explains Why Nigeria Has High Prevalence Of Fraternal Twins

A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Bright Airhumwunde, says Nigeria has the highest number of…

UAE Reverses Visa Restrictions On Nigerians

The Federal Government has lifted the ban on Emirates Airlines from operating in Nigeria. This…

Nigeria Develops Own COVID-19 Test Kit

A molecular test kit named the SARS-COV-2 Isothermal Molecular Assay (SIMA) has been developed by…

COVID-19 Vaccine : NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu Speaks On Nigeria’s Efforts

The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has disclosed that Nigeria does not…

Federal Government Bars Another Airline From Operating In Nigeria

The Federal Government has barred another Airline from operating in Nigeria. According to the Minister…

BREAKING: Nigeria Takes Over From India As World Capital For Under-5 Deaths

Nigeria has taken over from India as the world capital for under-five deaths, according to…

‘Patriarchy Princess’ Tabugbo Violet Amaka On Why Nigerian Women Should Uphold The Patriarchy If They Want Marital Bliss

There is such a thing as ‘patriarchy princess’ –  it is a term that describes…

Leading Health Experts Expose How COVID-19 Is Worsening Infant Mortality Rate In Nigeria

Leading health experts have alerted that the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the incidence of preterm…