4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (44+ words) Business News Nigeria - Nigeria faces N720bn maternal health funding gap as mortality remain high Lagos to improve budgetary allocation to maternal, child health services Join BusinessDay whatsapp Channel, to stay up to date...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (346+ words) Kogi State government has over the weekend flagged off the Integrated 1st Round Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Campaign, with services across the state. He said, “But data without action is…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (87+ words) Bethel Olujobi reports on trade and maritime business for BusinessDay with prior experience reporting on migration, labour, and tech. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from the University of Jos, and is certified by the FT, Reuters and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (453+ words) In Nigeria, too many women still face serious challenges when trying to access safe and timely care during childbirth. For many families, concerns about whether the nearest Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) is functional, staffed, or properly equipped remain part of…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (492+ words) Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, under her pet project Renewed Hope Initiative’s ‘Flow With Confidence’, has donated disposable sanitary pads to 10,000 young girls across the 23 Local Government Areas in Benue State, worth N2,550,297,150. Flagging off the intervention in Makurdi, the Benue…...

2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 2+ week 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+ mon, 2+ 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…...