Friday, November 13, 2026

Health

October 23, 2026

Ebola patient in Nigeria married to Swiss diplomat: Ministry

The couple had been in Uganda since late September but returned to Nigeria earlier this month.

Ebola patients
October 23, 2026

Tinubu receives medical fellowship from WACP

Mr Tinubu said his government was committed to championing comprehensive health sector reforms to make healthcare delivery more accessible and affordable.

Tinubu in gown
October 23, 2026

NAFDAC uncovers illegal herbal products factory in Lagos

NAFDAC has uncovered an illegal herbal products factory in Agege, Lagos, where unregistered products were manufactured under unhygienic conditions.

NAFDAC officials at Onitsha drug market
October 23, 2026

Seven things to know about Shamonda virus first detected in Nigeria

France reported the first-ever human case of the Shamonda virus, typically found in livestock, after a patient in their 60s with a weakened immune system died in the hospital.

Health workers in protective gear wheel a patient into an ambulance. Photo: Used to illustrate the story
October 23, 2026

Nigeria: WHO investigators pursue all leads to assess risk of Ebola spread

Nigeria is the fifth country this year after DRC, France, Uganda, and Kenya to confirm the presence of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus.

Flight officer checking passenger’s temperature
October 23, 2026

Nigeria demands protection for people with albinism, leprosy

Nigeria demands stronger international protection for persons with albinism and leprosy, warning that discrimination and social exclusion persist despite advances in treatment.

Albinos
October 23, 2026

FG says response to confirmed Ebola case intensified

The federal government says it has deepened public health response following the confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja on Tuesday.

Nigerian doctors in hazmat
October 23, 2026

How Liberia’s Patrick Sawyer brought Ebola to Nigeria in 2014

Ms Adadevoh died in August 2014 after contracting the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus from Mr Sawyer.

Patrick Sawyer and doctors attempting to Ebola patients
October 22, 2026

Education minister inaugurates Nigeria’s first robotic surgery academy

Mr Alausa said the initiative would expand advanced medical training.

October 22, 2026

Pate warns politicians against politicising Ebola case

Mr Pate said health is a unifying issue that transcends political, ethnic and religious affiliations.

Health minister Muhammed Ali Pate