Shalom David and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) Barely a month into 2026, Nigerians are riding the global “2026 is the new 2016” wave, posting throwbacks...

GENEVA/OSLO/21 JAN: A vaccine used to help protect against Zaire ebolavirus – one of the world’s most severe infectious diseases – could become more affordable and easier...

Rahima Shehu Dokaji (Lead Writer) During a town hall meeting at Kura Local Government Area (LGA), Kano, community voices reveal that gaps in health insurance,...

Maureen Moneke (Lead writer) Nigeria’s health system has long faced a critical shortage and inequitable distribution of skilled health care workers, particularly at the primary...

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) When Dorothy (not her real name) arrived at work that morning, she was already in pain. The public-school teacher lives with...

Prudence Enema (Lead writer) When Hauwa (not her real name), a 28-year-old mother of four in Abuja, described how she tries to prevent pregnancy, she...

(By Rahima Shehu Dokaji) When labour begins at night, and health centres are shut, mothers are forced to travel long distances in pain, risking their...

Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead writer) Two weeks into the new year, the noise of Detty December has calmed down. But one thing that December showed us...

Serum Institute of India to make up to 100,000 investigational Oxford Rift Valley fever vaccine doses. Rift Valley fever is a potentially deadly viral disease...

Maureen Moneke and Favour Ani (Lead writers) In Dogongada, a community in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), roadside dumping was a daily sight. The dumping...

Accessing basic healthcare in Gwarzo, Kano State, accessing basic healthcare often begins with a long walk. This was among the concerns raised by residents over...

Sunday Oko and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) On 12 August 2024, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the long-awaited National Policy on Health Workforce Migration....