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Good health information helps people make informed decisions. The Health section of Naija Daily News delivers accurate, timely, and evidence-based reporting on healthcare, medical research, disease prevention, public health, and wellness in Nigeria and around the world.
Our coverage includes healthcare policy, disease outbreaks, vaccination programmes, hospitals, mental health, nutrition, maternal and child health, medical innovations, and the work of health agencies and professionals. We also report on scientific discoveries and global health developments that affect Nigerians.
- Aug 2025August 29, 2025
NAFDAC shuts down illegal herbal medicine facility in Kaduna
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…
- August 25, 2025
NAFDAC alerts public to circulation of falsified postinor-2 emergency contraceptive pills
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…
- August 22, 2025
Over 1 billion children face harm from widespread corporal punishment – WHO
By Deborah Nnamdi A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed…
- August 12, 2025
USAID exit triggers $27.4m shortfall, puts Nigerian women’s access to contraceptives at risk
By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria is facing a $27.4 million funding shortfall for essential contraceptives,…
- August 8, 2025
NCDC warns of possible Chikungunya outbreak, urges Nigerians to guard against mosquito bites
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued…
- August 7, 2025
GMOs safe if properly regulated- NAFDAC DG
File photo : DG-NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye By Deborah Nnamdi The Director General of…
- Jul 2025July 30, 2025
FG urges nurses, midwives to suspend planned strike
The Federal Government has called on the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives…
- July 29, 2025
Health sector faces fresh setback as federal nurses begin nationwide strike
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian health sector is bracing for further disruption as nurses…
- July 26, 2025
Anambra govt shuts down baby factory, rescues teenagers
By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Government has shut down an illegal baby factory…
- July 4, 2025
81 students affected in diarrhoea outbreak at Kaduna school
By Deborah Nnamdi The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed a diarrhoea outbreak…








