Healthy Living

      As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Mental Health Day, international medical organisation, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières has drawn attention to the hidden mental health impact of child malnutrition across northern Nigeria, calling for an integrated approach that treats both body and ...

      The Lagos State Government has begun activities to mark the 2025 World Food Day with a call for stronger partnerships to promote food security and sustainable agriculture in the state.   The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Abisola Olusanya, made the call during a news conference ...

    Public health experts have raised concerns over the increasing health risks posed by mould exposure in homes, warning that vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and people with pre-existing respiratory or immune conditions are most at risk of serious complications.   The experts identified common sources of ...

    The Kano State Government has expanded hypertension prevention and treatment services to 208 Primary Health Care facilities across the state, strengthening community access to lifesaving health care.   The development was announced in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the State Ministry of Health, Nabilusi Abubakar ...

    Children who are fed only one meal a day due to economic hardship are at risk of malnutrition, weakened immunity, poor brain development, stunted growth, and low academic performance, paediatricians have warned.   They noted that poor feeding could also affect children’s mood, behaviour, and concentration, ultimately impacting ...

    The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has directed key federal research institutions to support a groundbreaking study into a potential plant-based cure for brain cancer.   As reported by NTA on Saturday, the directive mandates key institutions, namely the National Institute for ...

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday destroyed fake, expired, substandard, and falsified drugs and products valued at N15bn in Ibadan, Oyo State.   This was announced by the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, during the destruction in Ibadan, the state ...

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that Nigeria has recorded 166 deaths from Lassa fever from January 1 to September 14, 2025.   The Case Fatality Rate now stands at 18.5 per cent, higher than the 16.9 per cent recorded during the same ...

  The Delta State Government has dismissed several health workers found guilty of extorting money from pregnant women and children under five, despite the state’s free healthcare policy for these groups. Others were demoted for related offences.   The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, disclosed this on Saturday ...

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that two recent suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever in Abuja have tested negative for both Ebola Virus Disease and Marburg Virus.   The NCDC, in a public health advisory issued on Friday and signed by its Director ...