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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...

A silent struggle: Growing up with undiagnosed learning difficulties (dyslexia) in Nigeria

By Chinelo Ngolikaego Ezigbo I grew up within the walls of academia at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), where my father worked as a...

FG reduces dialysis cost to N12,000, confirms Inclusion of North-West

The Federal Government has reduced the cost of kidney dialysis in federal tertiary hospitals from N50,000 to N12,000 per session, affirming that the North-West...

Up your game, university medical director urges colleagues to end medical tourism

By Sam Kayode The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Professor Ahmed Ahidjo, has urged his colleagues in the...

“Infertility Is Not a Curse”

“She has been in that marriage for 5 years and still no child. What’s she doing there?” “Maybe he’s not man enough.” “They need to go...

“You’ve given me three daughters! Don’t you know I’m supposed to be a titled chief?”

That’s what Kambili's husband shouted one night after she gave birth to their third baby girl. His mother added her voice too: “Back in my...

It’s not the village people: It’s biology, stop blaming witches

“Oga, this your new wife is a witch. Since she entered this house, all your children are dying in her womb!” That was what Mama...

Reproductive health: It is also men’s business!

For years, society treated reproductive health like it belonged in a pink box, tucked away and handed only to women, something whispered about in...

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