Latest Nigeria health news and updates
The Editor and Publisher of Nigeria Health Times, Chinyere Okoroafor, has been named one of the winners in the Special Recognition Category of the SHE & Rights Media Awards 2025. The award, themed “Sexual Health with Equity (SHE) & Rights,” celebrates journalists who use their work to promote conversations around sexual and reproductive health and…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to take urgent steps to end the ongoing strike by members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and ensure their immediate return to duty. The directive, which underscores the administration’s concern over the disruption of medical services nationwide, was disclosed…
Many Nigerians dismiss early signs of illness, unaware that something deadly could be growing inside them. For thousands, colorectal cancer, affecting the colon and rectum, goes unnoticed until it reaches an advanced stage. Unlike breast or cervical cancer, which receive widespread awareness, colorectal cancer remains largely ignored, silently claiming lives. In 2022, 8,114 Nigerians were…
…Seeks urgent summit to fix health system ‘from policy to patient’ The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has countered the Lagos State Government’s denial of salary deductions affecting doctors, insisting that the state has been making illegal deductions from medical professionals’ pay since April 2025. Chairman of the association, Dr. Babajide Kehinde Saheed,…
Stakeholders in mental health and the media have renewed calls for the decriminalisation of suicide in Nigeria and urged journalists to adopt more responsible storytelling techniques that discourage copycat acts and help shape national policies toward prevention. This call was made by the Executive Director of Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI), Abiodun Oguntola, during a…
…Warns of worsening inefficiency across healthcare value chain The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has called on the federal and state governments to convene urgent health sector summits to review and realign existing policies, warning that Nigeria’s healthcare system continues to suffer from deep inefficiencies, poor funding, and worsening brain drain. Chairman of…
In a renewed push to stop women from dying while giving life, the Lagos State Government, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and development partners, has unveiled a major initiative designed to drastically reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths through better data use, stronger coordination, and inclusive health reforms. The initiative, known as…
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has declared October as Pharmacy Rx Emblem Month to promote public awareness of the role of community pharmacies in healthcare delivery across the country. The declaration was made by the National Chairman of ACPN, Pharm. Ezeh Ambrose Igwekamma, during a press conference held at the association’s national…
Nigeria is in the grip of a heart health crisis. Millions risk high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks, driven by unhealthy diets, sugary drinks, salt, and tobacco. With hospitals and specialists in short supply, many go untreated. Experts say the fix is urgent: tax sugar and tobacco, label processed foods, restrict junk food ads…
As cardiovascular diseases continue to claim thousands of lives in Nigeria, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the federal and state governments to adopt strong healthy food policies immediately. Speaking ahead of World Heart Day 2025, CAPPA warned that the country is facing a growing health crisis, with about one-third of adults…