Data and Infographics

According to official figures, 3, 944 children under the age of five years died between 2010 and 2020 at public...

“When you notice that your children or house-helps are in the unusual habit of taking the keys to wash your...

In Nigeria, 80-90 per cent of maternal mortality is as a result of bleeding complications due to shortage of blood.

In this article, we review some of the information we know about the vaccines that are likely to be used...

Last week, 10,534 COVID-19 patients were discharged but the country still has 23,933 patients receiving treatments.

Nigeria also recorded more new COVID-19 cases last week than all, but one, previous weeks.

Last week, Nigeria recorded 5,643 new COVID-19 cases, an eight per cent increase from the previous week's record of 5,176.

The last time such a high figure was reported was between June 21 and 27 when a total of 4,269...

A total of 1,607 news cases were reported last week representing a 31.4 per cent increase on the previous week's...

Despite the increased COVID-19 infections, however, Nigeria witnessed a significant reduction in deaths last week.

Nigeria's new COVID-19 cases increased last week despite over 50 per cent reduction in tests conducted.

A total of 56,089 samples were collected for testing last week as against the 21,899 tested the previous week.

Last week (October 18 to 24), the 43rd week of the pandemic in Nigeria, 623 new cases were reported in...

The number of new infections was also reduced last week.

Nigeria has 57, 145 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Of this figure, 48, 431 have been discharged and 1, 106 deaths have...

According to data sourced from the NCDC, Nigeria recorded 1,272 new cases last week, a seven per cent increase from...

Last week's record of 1,178 new COVID-19 cases is Nigeria's lowest in four months.

The last time Nigeria recorded a lower weekly figure was the 1,470 cases recorded in the week between May 10...

Nigeria also recorded its lowest deaths from the virus in four months.

398 suspected cases have been reported from various states across the country.

Only 1.6 per cent of Nigerian children are overweight compared with the global average.

In 2014, 23 per cent of sexually active Nigerian women used contraceptives, while 30 per cent used in 2015.

Nigeria's seven north-west states have 75 per cent of the country's cases of malnutrition.

The Nigerian lawmakers were in South Africa for a health retreat.