Nigeria will introduce the measles-rubella vaccine nationwide, targeting over 100 million children in two phases.

FCT health authorities have declared Abuja free of Ebola, while resident doctors suspended their strike after Wike met demands.

UNICEF reveals 60% of Nigerian pregnant women lack micronutrient supplements.

WHO has deployed Ebola vaccines in DRC’s Kasai Province as health officials try containing the country’s first outbreak in years.

NARD suspends strike after government begins Medical Residency Training Fund payments, pledges to address salary arrears and manpower shortages.

Ondo has approved the transfer of UNIMED’s Akure hospital to FUTA to serve as its teaching hospital.

The Minister of State for Health Dr. Iziaq Salako says government will deploy solar energy to improve electricity in hospitals.

Civil society hails draft policy earmarking excise-tax revenues for health, urging higher rates to curb harmful consumption.

Nigeria’s disease control agency heightens surveillance after DRC outbreak, urges hand hygiene, safe practices, and early reporting of symptoms.

Doctors and mental health experts raise alarm as hypertension cases rise sharply, threatening lives, straining healthcare, and demanding urgent action.

The NHIA has signed agreements with three Lagos hospitals to boost emergency obstetric and neonatal services, reducing maternal and newborn deaths.

The Federal Government has announced plans to begin labelling genetically modified crops to ensure consumer awareness and safety.

Pharmacists urge urgent adoption of National Prescription Policing policy, warning further delays risk chaos in drug regulation

The US has cancelled $500 million in mRNA vaccine funding, impacting 22 projects by Pfizer, Moderna, and others, citing safety concerns.

The NCDC says 155 people have died from Lassa fever in 2025, with 822 confirmed cases so far.

UNICEF has urged mothers to practise exclusive breastfeeding for six months to help reduce malnutrition and infant deaths.

NANNM Deputy President says strike suspension, not cancellation, depends on government meeting demands amid repeated broken promises

NANNM leadership set to meet on Saturday to review federal government offers before deciding on suspending their four-day nationwide warning strike.

The Nigerian government has called for dialogue, sets a conciliation meeting for Friday as nurses’ strike affects emergency services.

Untreated hepatitis causes 4,252 Nigerian deaths annually, with over 20 million infected and over N13trn in economic losses, FG says