The challenge is particularly significant because water access is closely linked to public health, education, agricultural productivity and household welfare. Poor water, sanitation and hygiene ...

No fewer than 2,700 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 500 new cases emerging weekly. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the worsening ...

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has described as unacceptable the allegations by a lawmaker that orthopedic mattresses and fans he donated to a hospital in his constituency were diverted for ...

The Lagos State Government has given traders and other illegal occupants around the newly constructed Ojo General Hospital seven days to vacate road setbacks and spaces reserved for public ...

The PUNCH reports that the doctors had embarked on a three-day warning strike in June over several welfare concerns, including the implementation of the Professional Allowance Table, payment of ...

The Katsina State Government has approved the procurement of additional equipment for the Advanced Imaging and Cancer Centre at the General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital, Katsina. The move is aimed ...

Mental health experts have called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency on child abuse, warning that the rising incidence of physical, sexual, and emotional violence against ...

Seasoned psychiatrists have said decriminalising suicide alone would not be enough to prevent suicidal behaviour among Nigerians. To curb the... Seasoned psychiatrists have said decriminalising ...

No fewer than 34.4 million doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, and pharmacists are needed worldwide to achieve moderate levels of... The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics said 14 ...

Barely two weeks after operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, also known as KAI, rescued four nursing mothers and their children from a dumpsite along the Lagos-Badagry ...

The Singapore Government has announced a new child support package that will provide every Singaporean child with almost $70,000 in direct financial support from birth to age 17, regardless of birth ...

The families of abducted schoolchildren and other victims in Borno State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Babagana Zulum to intensify efforts to secure the release of their loved ...