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Media pressure, government action: How PUNCH report triggered cleanup in Calabar

Emem Julius Once celebrated as Nigeria’s cleanest city and a...

Our Reporters - March 10, 2026 0

Investigations

A’Ibom pregnant women turn to traditional homes as PHCs crumble

Plagued by filthy conditions, crumbling roofs, and a severe...

Our Reporters - March 22, 2026 0

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Toxic sleep: How vendors repackage germ-infested mattresses as ‘fairly used’

What many people purchase, believing they are fairly used...

Chijioke Iremeka - March 22, 2026 0

Latest News

General HealthJanet Ogundepo - March 26, 20260

Experts warn against swallowing drugs without water

Janet Ogundepo Medical experts have urged Nigerians to always use water when taking medications, describing it as the safest option...

Maternal HealthOur Reporters - March 26, 20260

Kano woman delivers quintuplets, govt takes over care

Hussaini Ibrahim A woman, Hafsatu Yusuf, has given birth to quintuplets at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, with the...

General HealthOur Reporters - March 26, 20260

Health workers protest controversial reform bills at N’Assembly today

Samuel Omotere Health sector unions, under the Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, have announced...

GenderOur Reporters - March 26, 20260

Female engineers seek stronger support for women in STEM

Adetutu Sobowale The Abeokuta Chapter of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria has called for deliberate actions to...

General Health

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Experts warn against swallowing drugs without water

Janet Ogundepo - March 26, 2026 0

Health workers protest controversial reform bills at N’Assembly today

March 26, 2026

AHF seeks lawmakers’ backing to boost HIV/AIDS funding

March 25, 2026

FCCPC raises the alarm over surge in unsafe, fake products

March 25, 2026

NPC registers 36,000 Kano births in nine months — Official

March 25, 2026

Environment

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Ogun waste managers laud Abiodun’s intervention

Our Reporters - March 25, 2026 0

W’Bank projects 245 million jobs from smarter water systems

March 25, 2026

‘Lagos generates over 20,000 metric tonnes of waste daily’

March 23, 2026

World Water Day: Kaduna boosts supply, targets universal access

March 23, 2026

LAWMA intensifies crackdown on illegal waste dumping

March 23, 2026

Gender

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Female engineers seek stronger support for women in STEM

Our Reporters - March 26, 2026 0

Women groups push inclusive governance bill in Gombe

March 26, 2026

NGX marks Women’s Day with bold N260tn market ambition

March 25, 2026

World Water Day: CSOs urge FG to prioritise women in resources management

March 23, 2026

Delta women assault: Why unmarried girls are barred from Ozoro festival – Community leader

March 23, 2026

Regional Stories

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General Health

Kwara to deworm 776,896 pupils in 15 LGs

Our Reporters - December 4, 2024 0

Tunde Oyekola The Kwara State government, on Tuesday, said it plans to deworm 776,896 children, aged five to 14 years across 15 local government areas...

Over 50,000 living with HIV/AIDs in Kogi – Agency

General Health Our Reporters - December 3, 2024 0

Kaduna secures 11 convictions in gender-based violence cases

Gender Our Reporters - December 2, 2024 0

Patients knock Rivers hospital over alleged food extortion

General Health Our Reporters - November 30, 2024 0

Gombe records 388 cases of gender-based violence, opens treatment centre

Gender Chima Azubuike - November 28, 2024 0

Think Pieces

Think PiecesOur Reporters - March 9, 20260

Rethinking mental health in faith communities

By Sosunmolu Shoyinka In Nigeria, faith is more than belief; it is our way of life. Churches, mosques, and faith...

Think PiecesOur Reporters - March 7, 20260

Sickle cell disease: Beyond ‘eat better’

Tola Dehinde “Eat better.” It is one of the most common pieces of advice given to people living with chronic...

Think PiecesOur Reporters - February 27, 20260

The unhealthy truth about healthcare professionals

By Blessed Kayode-Folorunsho We will prescribe it, preach it, teach it, and then go home and do the complete opposite. There...

Think PiecesOur Reporters - February 13, 20260

Why Nigerians fear hospitals more than illness

Boluwatife Adedokun Many Nigerians know the fear of falling ill not just because of the pain of sickness, but because...

Think PiecesOur Reporters - February 11, 20260

States must lead Nigeria’s digital health transition

By Olayinka Ayeni The momentum behind Nigeria’s digital health transition is beginning to take clearer institutional shape. Recent developments suggest...

Think PiecesOur Reporters - February 11, 20260