Environmental NGO Wild Africa has called for urgent and sustained action to curb the illegal bushmeat trade in Nigeria, warning that such practices significantly increase the risk of future pandemics.
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A counselling psychologist, Dr. Gloria Eifediyi, has raised urgent concerns over the increasing rate of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria, particularly among young people.
Prof. Patience Ukiri-Mudiare, a gender specialist and female genital mutilation (FGM) survivor, says those who practice FGM need to be incarcerated as deterrent to end the barbaric practice.
Researchers are encouraging Nigerian hospitals and clinics to start using computational risk pooling. This method can help reduce financial losses and improve the quality of care for patients.
Association of Wives of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Traditional Rulers (WOFCTTRA) have advocated the urgent need to strengthen traditional justice systems in the territory.
Nigeria has recorded 145 deaths from Lassa fever as of Epidemiological Week 25 of 2025, with the case fatality rate (CFR) rising to 18.6%, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).
Nigeria is stepping up as a leader in Africa’s efforts to build resilient health systems by championing sustainable financing and medical oxygen security at the upcoming Africa Primary Health Care Forum (APHCF), scheduled for July 15 in Abuja.
A new joint study by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) has confirmed the crucial role international health teams play in strengthening outbreak responses across the African continent.
The National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Pharm. Ezeh Igwekamma, has expressed deep concern about the return of fake drugs in Nigeria. He said that more than half of the medicines being sold in the country today are either fake or of poor quality.
A group called the Coalition of Healthcare Professionals in Tertiary Education Institutions in Nigeria has sent a petition to the Federal Government. They are protesting what they call the “illegal and unfair” dismissal of a doctor named Ibikunle Olaniran, who used to work at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in Ogun State.