Sunday Oko and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers)“Thirty minutes into my wife’s C-section, NEPA [a colloquial term for electricity distribution companies] interrupted [the hospital’s] electricity,” recalled...

Childbirth is a gamble in Badari, Kano State, with no health centre in sight. Resident’s survival depends on luck and local goodwill. Badari, a rural...

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Ikhlas Yusuf Yaqub, a full-time midwife at Dutse General Hospital, still finds time to volunteer with Lafiya Nigeria, an international non-governmental...

Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) What happens when fleeing from conflict leads straight into the arms of hunger? Reyan Safianu, 45, is...

Solar-powered water taps now flow steadily at the local Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic, in Bangi Mariga, Niger. This upgrade has drastically transformed patient...

Precious Ajayi and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth most populous country globally, with an estimated...

This article was co-authored by Nigeria Health Watch and Sahel Consulting as part of our ongoing advocacy efforts to promote community-based nutrition interventions in Nigeria...

In a bold step toward advancing evidence-informed policymaking in Nigeria, Nigeria Health Watch is proud to announce the official launch of its Science Policy Communication...

Emeka Oguanuo and Christopher Bassey (Lead writers) Nigeria will make history as the first African country to host the Global Interministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated the first-ever Governing Council of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), following the enactment of the NHIA Act...

The hope of quality healthcare fades behind a closed clinic, where expectant mothers are left to face life-threatening labour at home without skilled help. “I...

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is pleased to announce the convening of the 7th National Council on AIDS (NCA) Meeting, scheduled...