2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (179+ words) A new nationwide assessment of primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria has found serious gaps in staffing, infrastructure, equipment, power supply, water access and disability-friendly design. The report also found that around 75 per cent of the facilities assessed are located in…...

13+ hour ago   (1303+ words) Yesterday’s subject line: “'The false peace is over' - Colombia” SOUTH AFRICA · EXPAT GUIDE A sixty-year-old arriving with thirty-five years of impeccable cover abroad is treated as though they had none. The surcharge that follows is permanent and follows them between…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (237+ words) The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) employs 10,494 Nigerians. The data were released by the British campaign organization NHS Million, which addresses issues concerning NHS workers, Premium Times Nigeria reports. Nigeria ranked sixth by number of NHS workers by nationality,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1663+ words) Arial view of Odigbo community. HAKEEM GBADAMOSI writes on the recent wave of sudden deaths in Odigbo communities in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State and the growing concerns over suspected toxic alcoholic and herbal preparations. On a normal…...

21+ hour, 40+ min ago   (80+ words) Daily Monitor The spike is suspected to be driven by unregulated sexual activity in massage parlours, spas, and lodges, among others. Museveni pointed to the dramatic rise of emerging economies like China and India as proof that affluence spreads when…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (556+ words) September 12, 2026 by Frank Ikpefan, Abuja More than 23 million children across Nigeria were reached and vaccinated against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases in the first half of 2026 through vaccination campaigns supported by eHealth Africa. The organisation disclosed this in its 2026 Mid-Year…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1128+ words) LASSA fever and diphtheria are, again, wreaking havoc across many homes in Nigeria. This is unfortunate. As of September 11, the diphtheria death toll in Plateau State had risen to 27, most of which were in Jos North Local Government Area. The…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago   (427+ words) September 13, 2026 by Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has called for prompt and appropriate first aid response during emergencies involving migrants and displaced persons, warning that unsafe practices could worsen injuries and put lives at risk. The…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (246+ words) South Africa’s Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke rejected the Department of Health’s accusations that the population data produced by Stats SA are inaccurate. The ministry said its declaration of an immunisation crisis was based on inaccurate data from the statistical service, TimesLIVE…...

23+ hour, 27+ min ago   (190+ words) Image for representational purposes only. An expert from the 35th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar guides a local doctor during a laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery training course in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on June 15, 2026. (Xinhua) Dar Es Salaam: Members of the 28th Chinese medical…...