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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...

Health

WaterAid urges swift action on Nigeria’s menstrual health policy

WaterAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the country’s first National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM), following...

Nigeria’s cancer biobank network advances across eight hospitals

Nigeria is advancing a nationally coordinated cancer research initiative through the implementation of the National Cancer Biobank Network (NCBN), a programme led by the...

WaterAid urges swift action on Nigeria’s menstrual health policy

WaterAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the country’s first National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM), following its recent approval. The organisation’s Country Director, Evelyn Mere, made the appeal in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, while congratulating the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, the National Technical Working Group on MHHM and other stakeholders involved in developing and approving the policy. Mere described the approval as a major milestone towards advancing menstrual health, protecting the dignity of women and girls, promoting gender equality...

WHO warns global cancer cases could reach 35 million per annum by 2050

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that annual global cancer cases could surge to nearly 35 million by 2050 unless governments take immediate...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded 10,430 new HIV infections in 2025, while announcing the commencement of...

Emotional abuse, financial hardship driving mental disorders among Nigerian men – LASU Professor

A Professor of Behavioural Medicine at the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, Ayodele Coker, has identified emotional abuse from spouses, poverty,...

Premiere Academy, NDLEA deepens drug abuse prevention campaign for students

Premiere Academy, Abuja, has reinforced its commitment to creating a safe learning environment by partnering with the Abuja Command of the National Drug Law...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated to encourage addictive eating behaviours, drawing comparisons with the way tobacco...

Study finds premature menopause linked to higher lifetime heart disease risk

A new research published in JAMA Cardiology has revealed that women who go through natural menopause before the age of 40 may have a...

Health Minister commissions ATBUTH Clinical Trial Centre to strengthen research efforts

The Nigeria's Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has officially inaugurated the Clinical Trial Centre at the Abubakar Tafawa...

UNICEF commences first polio immunisation drive for 2026 in Gombe

The Chief of the United Nations Children’s Fund Bauchi Field Office, Dr Nuzhat Rafique, has reaffirmed the commitment of partners and the Gombe State...

Polaris Bank holds free breast cancer screening

Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to community health and social impact with the launch of a nationwide free breast cancer screening initiative in...