Awe General Hospital In Nasarawa State Shutdown Due To Outbreak Of Lassa Fever

HealthNewsNigeriaAwe General Hospital In Nasarawa State Shutdown Due To Outbreak Of Lassa Fever

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 8, 2026

Two pregnant women and two other persons have died as a result of suspected Lassa fever disease in Awe LGA of Nasarawa State. As a precautionary measure, Awe General Hospital has been shut down, while health workers, including the medical superintendent, have been placed in isolation. The Disease Surveillance Officer in the state, Malami Ahmad Yahuza Abdullah explained that the outbreak started when a woman was brought to a health facility with symptoms suspected to...

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Malnutrition: Kano Records 469 Deaths In 6 Months

HealthNewsNigeriaMalnutrition: Kano Records 469 Deaths In 6 Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 6, 2026

No fewer than 469 children died from malnutrition between January and July 2025 in Kano State, with 51.9 percent of children stunted. Professor Ruqayya Aliyu Yusuf of the Department of Information and Media Studies, Bayero University Kano (BUK), made the disclosure in a paper titled “Understanding the Basics of Behavioural Change: Towards Improving Malnutrition in Kano State”, which she presented at a media sensitisation training. She identified malnutrition and poor dietary practices as the biggest...

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Resident Doctors to Shut Down Public Hospitals January 12

HealthNewsNigeriaResident Doctors to Shut Down Public Hospitals January 12

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 3, 2026

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared that it will resume a total and indefinite strike across the country from 12:00 a.m. on Monday, 12 January 2026, citing the Federal Government’s failure to implement agreed welfare demands within an earlier deadline. The announcement was made on Friday, following an Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting held on January 2, 2026, and was shared on X by the association’s President, Dr. Mohammed Suleiman. In...

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Nurses May Shutdown Health Facilities In Kaduna State

HealthNewsNigeriaNurses May Shutdown Health Facilities In Kaduna State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 2, 2026

There is a possible statewide strike in 2026 by Nurses in Kaduna State over the persistent failure of health authorities to conduct promotion. The Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Kaduna State Council, Comrade Nurse Ishaku Yakubu, issued the threat in a New Year address, expressing growing frustration over what he described as deliberate neglect of nurses’ career progression by the Ministry of Health and some of its parastatals. He...

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NSCDC Confirms Over 19,000 Cases Of Measles, 153 Deaths In Eleven Months

HealthNewsNigeriaNSCDC Confirms Over 19,000 Cases Of Measles, 153 Deaths In Eleven Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 24, 2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 19,213 cases of measles and 153 deaths between January and November 2025. The confirmed cases, according to the measles situation report released on Tuesday, are 26,866 suspected cases reported across 507 Local Government Areas in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.  The disease recorded a case fatality rate of 0.8 percent. Children aged 9 to 59 months were the most affected group,...

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23,693 People In Osun State Living With HIV-SACA

HealthNewsNigeria23,693 People In Osun State Living With HIV-SACA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 6, 2025

The Osun State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OSUNSACA) has revealed that 23,693 people are presently living with HIV/AIDS in the state. In a press release by the state Technical Officer, Damien Foundation, Dr. Kehinde Ajayi, the commemoration of 2025 World AIDS Day that, 24,874 people are currently receiving treatment in the state as of September 30, 2025. The figure is based on Nigeria’s 2024 spectrum HIV estimate for Osun State _PLHIV_2025 SHEET4), The...

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Over 150 Persons Infected With Skin Disease In Adamawa 

HealthNewsNigeriaOver 150 Persons Infected With Skin Disease In Adamawa 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 25, 2025

No fewer than 150 people have been infected with contagious skin disease (scabies) in Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The disease, which causes severe itching and rashes, has sparked concern among locals. Abdul Garba Sheji, the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer (DSNO) for Guyuk LGA said the disease spread across six wards to include Dukul, Bobini, Lokoro, Guyuk, Banjiram, and Purokayo. The outbreak was first detected earlier this month and continues to spread...

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Federal Govt Probes Strange Disease In Adamawa

HealthNewsNigeriaFederal Govt Probes Strange Disease In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 22, 2025

Laboratory investigations to determine the exact cause of a strange flesh-eating disease that has killed seven people in Malabu of Fufore local government area of Adamawa State have begun. Adesigbin Olufemi, Acting National Coordinator of the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. “As of September 10, there were 67 confirmed cases, with eight patients undergoing surgical treatment...

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Federal Government Confirms Nationwide Coverage of Kidney Dialysis Subsidy

HealthNewsNigeriaFederal Government Confirms Nationwide Coverage of Kidney Dialysis Subsidy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 22, 2025

The Federal Government has noted that Northwest states are not excluded from its ongoing Kidney Dialysis Subsidy Scheme. The clarification follows media suggestions to the contrary. The subsidy has been in effect since earlier in the year. “Under the scheme, the cost of a dialysis session has been reduced from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000,” Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director and Head of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, confirmed in a...

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Strike: 25,000 Nurses To Disrupt Healthcare Services Across Nigeria

HealthNewsNigeriaStrike: 25,000 Nurses To Disrupt Healthcare Services Across Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 30, 2025

No fewer than 25,000 nurses, under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), in the Federal Health Institutions Sector, will as of today (Wednesday) embark on a seven-day nationwide warning strike. The strike followed the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued by NANNM to the federal government, which began at midnight. The strike is coming amid the faceoff between doctors and the government over welfare and other issues. The National...

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