West Africa

No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura local government area...

As part of efforts to reduce the migration of medical practitioners from rural to urban areas and improve the nation’s...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather report released...

The House of Representatives has taken initial steps to provide free internet services in selected public places including hospitals for...

The United Nations Children’s Fund says 75 per cent of new HIV infections among adolescents globally occurred in girls. Chief...

Epidemiologists and public health physicians have said without Africa having access to the mpox vaccines and vaccinating its population against...

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, on Thursday, sentenced a 67-year-old Lebanese, Zuhier R Akar, to 14...

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, Northwest Nigeria has declared his readiness to combat human trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence, and...

The Rivers State Government, South-south Nigeria, has closed six private hospitals, including a facility operated by a foreigner, for operating...

Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals have issued a 15-day...