17+ hour, 34+ min ago   (897+ words) The Prestige Elite Club of Nigeria has called for an end to the stigma, silence and misinformation surrounding menstruation, saying no girl should be excluded from school or disadvantaged because of her menstrual cycle. The club made the call during…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (417+ words) Vanguard News UNIBEN student, others win BOF 2026 national essay contest on SDG 3 The BOF Foundation, in collaboration with the Nigeria Medical Students’ Association’s Standing Committee on Public Health (NiMSA-SCOPH), has held the award ceremony for its 2026 SDG 3 National Essay Competition....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (368+ words) BENIN CITY – STAKEHOLDERS in the health sector on Friday rued Nigeria’s dominance of death of newborns toping the list in Africa and only second to India in global rating. To check this, they called for stronger collaboration between government, development…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (696+ words) The Prestige Elite Club of Nigeria, in partnership with the She Sparks Empowerment Initiative and the Amuwo Odofin Local Government, has called for an end to menstrual stigma and improved access to menstrual hygiene products, insisting that no girl should…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (573+ words) Nigeria’s Maternal Health Crisis: Time for real reform Vanguard News Nigeria’s Maternal Health Crisis: Time for real reform Maternal mortality, which refers to the death of a woman resulting from pregnancy and/or childbirth complications, remains one of the world’s…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (561+ words) The Bauchi State House of Assembly has intensified efforts to address unsafe childbirth practices and unregulated blood transfusions with a proposed law aimed at reducing preventable maternal deaths and improving healthcare standards across the state. Speaker of the Assembly, Dr....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1722+ words) “People go to general hospitals because they believe the services are cheaper, but that is no longer the case,” Adeola told Vanguard. Her voice betrayed both exhaustion and frustration as she recalled how the hospital bill kept rising without warning....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (161+ words) Baobab Microfinance Bank has successfully concluded the first phase of its Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Project in Ilorin, Kwara State, reaffirming its commitment to improving the well-being of communities through impactful social interventions. As part of the initiative, the bank distributed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (412+ words) Vanguard News HACEY unveils Project Agbebi, trains 100 health workers, reaches 2,000 mothers HACEY has announced the launch of Project Agbebi’s 2026 community Maternal Health Outreach, a six-state maternal health intervention running from June 15 to July 24, 2026, supported by the Bank of Industry. Across…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (761+ words) The future of maternal care will not be built solely in hospitals. It will be built through communities, innovation, and technologies that bring support closer to mothers wherever they are.” – Eunice Benu, Founder, Milky Mommas In an exclusive interview, Eunice…...