By Emmanuel Oloniruha Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, Director-General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), says the institute is currently functioning as the primary engine room, bridging the gap between academic research and legislative policy-making in Nigeria. Sulaiman stated this when he featured on the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar A scholar in the Department of Mass Communication, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Chidinma Onwubere, has urged broadcasters to address Nigeria’s maternal and child health challenges as communication failures need sustained, rights-based reporting. Onwubere made the call at the 42nd inaugural lecture of NOUN onContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) Assessment has identified significant gaps in the availability, quality and utilisation of life-saving maternal and newborn services across Adamawa, Kwara and Sokoto states, hindering mortality reduction efforts nationwide. The report was presented on Friday in Abuja during theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Society for Family Health (SFH) has identified shortages of essential commodities, service delivery tools and provider training resources as major challenges limiting quality family planning services in Abia and Akwa Ibom States. The Project Coordinator of SFH, Dr Eze Nwokoma, said this in aContinue Reading
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko Stigma and weak domestic funding are doing more to undermine Nigeria’s HIV response than any lack of medical tools, a public health physician has said. Dr Victor Nelson, a Resident Doctor in Community Medicine at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, made the assertion in an interview withContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The President, Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), Dr Terfa Kene, says Nigeria has made significant progress in epidemic response but still faces gaps in pandemic preparedness. Kene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Abuja, that Nigeria’s response to outbreaksContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara State Government and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, have intensified efforts to curb the production and sale of harmful cosmetic products that pose danger to public health and safety. Speaking at a two-day stakeholders’ engagement in Ilorin, Kwara Commissioner for Health, DrContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Walking into a typical primary healthcare centre in Nigeria, one is often confronted by overworked health workers juggling long queues, limited diagnostic tools and incomplete patient records. By contrast, in better-equipped facilities, digital platforms powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) can already analyse symptoms, flag high-risk cases andContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced plans to commission series of research studies, in a bid to expand health insurance coverage in Nigeria. NHIA said this is as millions of citizens continue to pay for healthcare services out-of-pocket. The authority disclosed this through its officialContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised concerns over alleged mismanagement of funds and governance weaknesses in some universities across the country. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Pinuwa, raised the concerns at the unveiling of the 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and the union inContinue Reading
