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Nigeria hosted the 2001 conference now known as “the Abuja Declaration”, where African leaders pledged at least 15 per cent...

An audit report last year revealed how aid money disappeared in the hands of corrupt officials

Despite the prevalence of these practices in some parts of Nigeria, experts highlight the risks.

Prostate cancer is a leading cancer diagnosis and cause of cancer-related deaths among men

Some of the major health news last week include a threat of a strike by Nigerian health workers and the...

The minister also speaks on the implementation of the health act.

PREMIUM TIMES analyses how Nigeria fared in 2018 in the surveillance, prevention and management of six diseases.

Tabitha Mparime recently in New York received an award and a $50,000 cash prize for her work in Uganda.

The conference is a biannual event where family planning experts, government officials, donors converge to discuss services in the country.

Diabetes is one of the fastest growing chronic non-communicable diseases in the world.

The claim that the drink contains lethal poison that causes death is yet to be verified.

Participants will discuss improving health sector delivery in Kano.

In spite of obvious merits, 87 per cent of women in Nigeria or their partners do not use modern or...

A World Health Organisation report listed Nigeria as one of only 18 countries yet to eliminate the child killer disease.

The political aspirant also speaks on the abduction of the Chibok girls and other unreported but similar incidents.

Health and municipal officials agree the practice is dangerous but nobody is doing anything to stop it.

The aim of the dialogue is to strengthen the accountability framework for routine immunisation.

The victims include children who along with their parents fled the Boko Haram insurgency in North-east Nigeria.

"It is sad to say, but if another disease outbreak occurs, my country will not be ready."

The United States government has donated $90 million to the survey holding across Nigeria from June to December.

Nigeria is set for commercial production of home grown anti-sickle cell drug.

The three-month skill acquisition programme was held in Abuja and Kaduna

"Give Nigerians a law that assures strict liability for those who want to use us as guinea pigs. We need...

Some herbs can boost your immune system, help you stay fit

The director explains why the Foundation's activities seem to be concentrated more in the northern part of Nigeria.