Katsina, For families living along the border between Nigeria and Niger, crossing between the two countries is part of everyday life. People visit relatives, trade in local markets and move with their livestock in search…
Read moreAbuja, Nigeria — September 22, 2026 — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will today open a first-of-its-kind African media forum on road safety, aimed at k…
Read moreAbuja – When 32-year-old Shafa’atu Isyaku noticed that her 4-year-old daughter, Maimuna, could not move her left leg, she took her to a primary health care centre in Kano State, north western Nigeria.“I was worried becau…
Read moreAbuja – For Dr Aminatu Makarfi Umar, a gynaecologist in Kaduna State, HIV prevention should be part of routine care for women who may benefit from it.“Every pregnant woman at increased risk of HIV deserves to know her pr…
Read moreAbuja – Every month at the Primary Health Care Centre in Ugbor, Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, in southern Nigeria, mothers gather with their babies for routine immunization and growth monitoring services. Among…
Read moreAbuja – When Dr Divine Igwe, Executive Secretary of Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency and a representative of the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the participating state social health insurance agencies (SSHIAs), a…
Read moreBenue, When Dooshima, who lives in the Daudu Internally Displaced Persons camp in Benue State, joined a community dialogue on preventing sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, she heard something new.“For the first t…
Read moreAbuja, When a vaccination team arrived in her community in northern Nigeria, Amina Bindawa hesitated. She had heard different stories about vaccines and was unsure what to believe. It was the intervention of a trusted co…
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