Latest Nigeria health news and updates
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…
The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos (NOHIL), in collaboration with its international partners, Steps2Walk and the Global Health Charity and Training Foundation (GHCTF), on Monday, August 10, 2026, commenced a Foot and Ankle Surgical Course and Medical Outreach programme. The programme combines specialised surgical training, knowledge transfer and free community healthcare services, with the broader…
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(Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, Prof. Ajayi, Deaconess Ayo, MD/CEO Triumph power and Gas System, Limited, Mr Bolaji Ososami, Olori Comfort Olayinka Kiladejo of Ondo Kingdom, Mrs Simon-Hart and the Publisher Inspiration House Publishing, Ibadan, Mrs Olufunsho OmololaBalepo) A book documenting the cancer journey of the late Dr. Adenike Adeniran was on Tuesday presented in Lagos, with medical…
The Lagos State Government has unveiled fresh healthcare financing, workforce and infrastructure reforms aimed at closing an estimated N100 billion gap between current health sector funding and projected healthcare needs in the state. Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said mandatory health insurance and stronger public-private partnerships would drive the reforms as the state seeks to…