14+ hour, 33+ min ago  (386+ words) Health experts have identified antenatal care as a critical factor in ensuring safe pregnancies and healthy childbirth for women and babies, emphasising its importance in reducing preventable maternal and newborn complications. They spoke in interviews with the News Agency of…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (428+ words) Sunday Oko and Adachi Ekeh Across Nigeria, health care workers responsible for keeping hospitals, clinics, maternity wards, laboratories, and emergency units operational are doing so under increasingly challenging circumstances. Poor welfare, repeated labour disputes, chronic shortages, and rising insecurity all…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (391+ words) Amid rising scrutiny over the overlap between faith and politics, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has drawn a firm line insisting the First Lady's place in the church is rooted in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1278+ words) Three lives, three different journeys, one shared struggle Read also: Why cancer cases are rising among women in Nigeria For those navigating this landscape, these figures represent more than just clinical data; they reflect a fundamental shift in the architecture…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (448+ words) Oluremi Tinubu, first lady of Nigeria, has donated 10, 000 disposable sanitary pads to school girls in Kogi under her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI). Tinubu distributed the pads on Wednesday in Lokoja, during the launch of her "Flow With Confidence" initiative, aimed…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (950+ words) When access to healthcare depends largely on financial capacity, motherhood becomes a life threatening gamble, particularly for low income women who bear the burden of childbirth and infant care under extremely difficult conditions, experts say. Across Nigeria, rising healthcare costs…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1097+ words) Tomorrow, March begins, and every March, we celebrate women, we praise resilience, we share quotes, we wear themed colours, and yet, things remain largely unchanged. To be clear, awareness, celebration and visibility matter, especially for role models whose stories remind…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (353+ words) Nigeria accounts for nearly 28% of global maternal deaths, with a maternal mortality ratio of 1, 047 per 100, 000 live births, a figure that continues to raise concern among public health stakeholders. In response to this, One Health Pharmacy has launched the M'mi Initiative,…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (506+ words) Marcus Inyama, a medical consultant with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, has stated that late diagnosis, not blood transfusion is the real issue surrounding the recent passing away of Esther Mensah. This clarification is coming at a time when…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (992+ words) Wellness practices are expected to shift in 2026 as people increasingly rethink how they care for their bodies, minds and communities. Following a tech-driven 2025 marked by AI therapy, sleep optimisation and a growing focus on healthspan, experts say the next phase…...