By Folasade Akpan Sen. Victor Umeh, Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Identity and Population, says the National Assembly will initiate legislation to guarantee the conduct of Nigeria’s population and housing census at fixed 10-year cycles. Umeh disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the commemoration of the 2026Continue Reading
By Stella Kabruk The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has commenced a two-day Joint Annual Review (JAR) of the health sector to assess progress made in the implementation of its 2026 health programmes. The review which began on Tuesday in Kaduna brought together officials from the Federal and Kaduna StateContinue Reading
By Blessing Odega Dr Nicholas Ba’amlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, says the state has a hepatitis B prevalence of 13.9 per cent and a hepatitis C prevalence of 6.8 per cent. Ba’amlong said this on Tuesday in Jos, during a symposium to commemorate the 2026 World Hepatitis Day. He saidContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu An NGO, Connected Development (CODE), has mobilised government agencies, community-based groups and civil society organisations to address vaccine rejection and reduce the number of zero-dose children in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative is supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and implementedContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Cross River Government has approved the extension of the retirement age health workers from 60 to 65 years or 40 years of pensionable service. The approval, granted by Gov. Bassey Otu, was conveyed in Head of Service Circular No. 11/2026, signed by the Head of Service,Continue Reading
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified integration, innovation and community leadership as critical to ending HIV, viral hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) by 2030, according to a new progress assessment report. The report, assessing implementation of the Global Health Sector Strategies for HIV, viral hepatitisContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for accelerated efforts to eliminate hepatitis B as a public health threat by 2030. The agency said Africa possesses the knowledge, tools and solutions needed to achieve the target. Africa CDC made the call in aContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) on Tuesday inducted 250 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates who passed its June 2026 Assessment Examination, authorising them to practise in the country. The graduates were inducted during the council’s Pledge-Taking and Sponsorship Ceremony held in Abuja. The NewsContinue Reading
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko The Commissioner for Health, Edo, Dr Cyril Adams-Oshiomole, has urged journalists to report solutions in addition to problems, saying ending stories with challenges alone leaves society in despair. He gave the charge on Monday at the opening of a five-day Solution Journalism training in Benin. TheContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) By the time Mrs Waliyat Ajiboye arrived at Ayekale Primary Health Centre (PHC) with her newborn baby, she had barely slept. The young mother had given birth just a day earlier. Yet, cradling her child in her arms, she madeContinue Reading
