Latest Nigeria health news and updates
…41.1% children under five stunted, North-West records 58.2% …Presidency, NSN demand stronger funding, accountability Only six per cent of pregnant women in Nigeria completed at least 180 days of iron-containing supplementation in 2024, far below the national target of 70 per cent by 2035, the Federal Government yesterday disclosed. The government also said only 30…
Lagos State Government has said it cannot build and sustain a healthcare system capable of serving a population of about 30 million people through government funding alone, calling for stronger private-sector participation in the state’s health economy. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement posted on his X page…
Nigeria’s dependence on imported medicines is declining, with drug imports in categories targeted by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) falling by 70 per cent, the agency has said. At the same time, local pharmaceutical manufacturing has grown by 25 per cent, signalling a major shift towards domestic production, according…
Between six million and 11.2 million Nigerian adults are living with diabetes, with treatment costing patients as much as N150,000 or more monthly, the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) has said. NIFST President, Dr. Bola Osinowo, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ conference on Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners (LNCS) in Nigeria: The Science…
The Lagos State Government has said a 21-year-old patient at Randle General Hospital received emergency treatment and welfare assistance valued at N93,950, dismissing claims on social media that the hospital attempted to deny her care or extort money from her. The state Ministry of Health, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Health, Prof….
Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) has intensified investment in public health and safety of communities across Nigeria through Vcare for Development Foundation (VCDF). In partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS 5.26 Kwale Unit Command, VCDF delivered an integrated eye screening and road safety outreach for long-distance drivers in…
Human-induced climate change is exposing up to 560 million children aged between zero and nine years to at least one additional month of dangerous heat every year, with children in South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Africa among the worst affected, a new global study has found. The research, led by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)…
More than 200 Nigerians are currently awaiting corneal transplants as about 1.5 per cent of the country’s population live with corneal blindness, the Eye Bank for Restoring Sight in Nigeria has said. The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Eye Bank, Dr Festus Odunayo Oshoba, disclosed this recently in Lagos at the unveiling…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of May & Baker Nigeria Plc, Pharm. Patrick Ajah, has called for stronger government support for local pharmaceutical manufacturers, warning that rising production costs, high interest rates, infrastructure gaps and brain drain are threatening the sector. Ajah said the company’s monthly expenditure on power had risen from about…
About 9,000 pharmacists have emigrated from Nigeria in the four-and-a-half years to December 2025, with more than 850 others obtaining letters of good standing from the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) in the first six months of 2026, raising fresh concerns over a worsening manpower crisis in the country’s healthcare system. The Association of Community…