3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (277+ words) World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Edo govt distributes sanitary pads to schoolgirls, teaches menstrual hygiene The Edo State Government has distributed sanitary pads to schoolgirls as part of activities marking the 2026 World Menstrual Hygiene Day in Benin City. The outreach, organised…...

11+ hour, 33+ min ago  (421+ words) The Kano State Government said maternal mortality in the state has declined from 1, 025 deaths per 100, 000 live births in 2025 to 570, following healthcare interventions supported by development partners. The Director-General of the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, Prof. Salisu Ibrahim,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (669+ words) The City Boy Movement, Anambra State chapter, a youth-driven support group for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, has sensitised female students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, on menstrual hygiene and distributed hundreds of sanitary pads to students of…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (583+ words) Chief Wole Olanipekun. | Credit: Abiodun Nejo The Federal Government has commended former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), for his sustained investments in education, healthcare and community development. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (449+ words) Softcare, a hygiene products brand manufactured by Century Industrial FZE, has committed to promoting maternal care and support through health talks, postpartum advocacy, and family-orientated programmes. According to a statement, the company unveiled the initiative as part of its 2026 corporate…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (703+ words) The organisation raised the concern in its 2025 Country Activity Report released on Wednesday, describing the current health situation as increasingly dire amid worsening economic hardship, insecurity and mounting pressure on overstretched medical services. MSF disclosed that more than 440, 000 children were…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (386+ words) M'decins Sans Fronti'res has raised concerns over worsening malnutrition, recurring disease outbreaks and persistent maternal healthcare challenges in Nigeria, as it unveiled its 2025 Country Activity Report. The international medical humanitarian organisation said 2025 recorded its highest number of malnutrition admissions in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (542+ words) Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate The Federal Government has unveiled a new national strategy to address Nigeria's estimated shortage of 30, 000 midwives, in a renewed push to curb the country's high maternal and infant mortality rates....

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (842+ words) File: A pregnant woman Leading obstetricians and gynaecologists have warned that the growing trend of having children in quick succession, popularly referred to as "two-under-two," is increasing the risk of maternal death, stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight, anaemia, uterine…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (347+ words) File copy: The Katsina State First Lady, Zulaihat Dikko Radda. The Katsina State First Lady, Zulaihat Radda, has said no girl in the state should miss school due to menstruation, as she intensified efforts to promote menstrual hygiene and support…...