Public health experts have raised concerns over Nigeria’s primary healthcare system, revealing that only about 40 per cent of local government areas (LGAs) have medically qualified Medical Officers of Health (MOHs). This means more than 460 out of the 774 LGAs in Nigeria lack medically trained officers to supervise health services, a situation that experts…
KEBBI – This week, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat the meningococcus C and W outbreak in northern Nigeria. The outbreak has already claimed over 70 lives, with more than 800 cases across 23 states. Seasonal outbreaks are common during the dry…
On March 23, 2025, Feroze Sidhwa—a surgeon working in Gaza—posted an urgent update on the social media platform X: “I was at Nasser Hospital in #Gaza when it was bombed today. One of my patients, a 17-year-old boy, was killed. He would have gone home tomorrow. If I had been changing his dressings, as I…
Neurodivergence encompasses neurological differences such as autism, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), dyslexia, dyspraxia, and other cognitive variations that affect how individuals think, learn, and perceive the world. While this concept has gained global attention, it remains underexplored and misunderstood in many parts of Nigeria. In a society shaped by cultural and religious beliefs, social…
By Ita Williams, Calabar The Niger Delta Students Union Government (NIDSUG) has kicked off a campaign urging youths across the country to reject drug abuse, cybercrime, and other social vices. The campaign, tagged “Walk Against Cyber Crime and All Social Vices: Embrace Virtues, Not Vices,” began on Friday at Calabar Millennium Park. Organizers plan to…
