Nigeria’s Fertility Boom Is Exposing a Dangerous Regulatory Vacuum Across Nigeria’s rapidly expanding private healthcare sector, a quiet but consequential crisis is unfolding behind the polished promises of fertility clinics, emotionally charged advertisements, and the growing desperation of thousands of couples seeking reproductive solutions. What was once considered a niche medical service for a small […]
By Smart Chuks | SaharaNews247November 1, 2025 A System Under Siege Nigeria’s already fragile healthcare system has entered another phase of disruption as resident doctors across the country embark on an indefinite strike, a move that is rapidly exposing deep structural failures within the nation’s public health architecture. The industrial action, led by the ,
By Chinedu Okafor | SaharaNews247 Health Correspondent Lassa fever, one of Nigeria’s most persistent public health challenges, has once again re-emerged with alarming intensity. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the disease has affected 21 states and continues to spread across communities, prompting urgent calls for nationwide awareness, improved hygiene,
By Smart Chuks : October 3, 2025 | SaharaNews247 Summary: Nigerian doctors have issued a powerful warning to the federal government, declaring that they will no longer tolerate poor working conditions, unpaid allowances, and policies that push them into poverty. This report provides a fact-based analysis of the crisis, exploring root causes, impacts on patients,
By Chika Nwosu Introduction Abia State has taken a bold step toward improving maternal and child health care by functionalising additional Primary Health Centres (PHCs) under its flagship Project Ekwueme. Governor Alex Otti announced the commissioning of two upgraded PHCs—Okpuhu Nkpa and Umuenyere Alayi—in Bende Local Government Area and warned that untrained Traditional Birth Attendants
Three critically ill patients on life-support machines at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano State have died after the hospital’s electricity was cut off by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO).This shocking incident has ignited public outrage, shaken confidence in the nation’s health infrastructure, and raised urgent questions about how Nigerian hospitals are protected
A Major Seizure That Exposes a National Health Emergency What initially appeared to be a routine enforcement success has rapidly evolved into a far deeper national story. When officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) intercepted counterfeit malaria drugs worth more than ₦1.2 billion in Lagos, the headlines understandably
SummaryThe National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced a five-day nationwide warning strike beginning 8:00 a.m., Friday, September 12 and ending Tuesday, September 16, 2025.The decision, reached at an Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting on September 10–11, seeks payment of outstanding allowances, settlement of salary arrears, disbursement of the 2025 Medical Residency Training
Published: September 8, 2025By: Chinedu Okoro — Health Correspondent, SaharaNews247 Lead Resident doctors working in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the umbrella of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), have commenced a seven-day warning strike beginning Monday, September 8, 2025. The action, which follows an emergency general meeting held on September
By Chinedu Okafor, Health Correspondent at SaharaNews247 Introduction On September 4, 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed its 16th outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Kasai Province. The outbreak has reignited concerns about the potential for cross-border transmission in West and Central Africa. In response, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
