Health

Nigeria Trains 78,000 Health Workers in Two Years, Expands Insurance Coverage to 21.7m Nigeria recorded progress in its health sector reforms in 2025, including the training of thousands of frontline health workers and the expansion of health insurance coverage to millions of citizens. According to the 2025 State of Health of the Nation Report, more than 23,000 additional frontline health workers were trained during the year, bringing the total number of trained personnel in the last two years to 78,146. The report, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, was produced by the Federal…

Nigerian Medical Panel Suspends Hospital MD, Two Doctors Over Death Of Chimamanda Adichie’s Son The Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel has invoked its order of suspension against the Medical Director of Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Dr. Tunde Majekodunmi, and two others, after establishing a prima facie case of medical negligence against them in the management of 21 month old, Nkanu Adichie-Esege. Nkanu, the son of renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege, died on January 7, 2026, after receiving care at Atlantis Hospital and undergoing medical procedures at Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos. Apart from the Medical…

Nigeria To Receive HIV Prevention Drug In March – NACA The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has announced that Nigeria will take delivery of Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug that has shown 100% effectiveness in preventing HIV infection in clinical trials. A short statement released by the Head of Public Relations, NACA, Toyin Aderibigbe, on Monday said the agency has secured regulatory approval from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. Lenacapavir is an injectable treatment administered twice a year, making it a more convenient alternative to daily oral prevention drugs. The drug is…

A leading DNA testing centre in Lagos, Smart DNA has released its comprehensive 2024 report on DNA testing trends in Nigeria, covering July 2023 to June 2024. The report unveils several astonishing findings that shed light on societal dynamics, economic factors, and changing family structures in Nigeria. The report, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday showed that paternity uncertainty remained high. According to it, 27 per cent of paternity tests conducted came back negative, indicating that more than one in four men tested are not the biological fathers of the children in…