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NASS gives new directive on foreign grants amid invitation to EFCC, ICPC to probe of $4.6b grants

The Ministry of Health & Social Welfare and the country’s national grant coordination platform (the Country Coordinating Mechanism (Nigeria)) have been instructed to ensure...

Nationwide strike looms as resident doctors issue 19-point ultimatum

Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday unveiled a 19-point list of demands it says are “minimum expectations” to avert a full-scale, indefinite...

Court-appointed medical team declares Nnamdi Kanu fit to stand trial

A team of medical experts appointed by the Federal High Court to assess the health condition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People...

Breaking the silence on Dyslexia in Nigeria

By Chinelo Ngolikaego Ezigbo When I first wrote about growing up in Nigeria with undiagnosed dyslexia, the response reminded me I was not alone. Parents...

Court declines hearing Nnamdi Kanu’s request for medical transfer to National Hospital

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to hear a motion filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader...

Nigeria-born doctor emerges as only graduating neurosurgeon produced by South African university

Nigeria-born medical practitioner from Anambra State, Dr. Anderson Chinedu Tochukwu Anyikwa, on September 12, 2025, emerged the only graduating neurosurgeon produced by the famous...

Tinubu reaffirms commitment to overhauling Nigeria’s health sector

...says no Nigerian should die due to power interruptions in medical facilities President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s unwavering commitment to transforming Nigeria’s health...

Group raises alarm over conflict of interest in Nigeria’s GMO regulation; warns of risks to food system, environment, and public health

The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has issued a strong warning about serious conflicts of interest within Nigeria’s biotechnology regulatory system, cautioning that the...

Overworked doctor drops dead as Anambra health workers set for strike amid growing discontent

By Chuks Moses, Awka An overworked, young resident doctor at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, RSUTH, Dr. Femi Rotiifah, has died after being on...

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