Health
These skincare ingredients are quietly damaging your skin
September 9, 2025
These skincare ingredients are quietly damaging your skin
What goes into our bodies, food and drink, is watched closely by NAFDAC. Skincare and beauty products also fall under…
Imo communities take bold steps to end Female Genital Mutilation by 2030
September 8, 2025
Imo communities take bold steps to end Female Genital Mutilation by 2030
Female genital mutilation has long cast a shadow over the lives of many girls, upheld in the name of tradition…
Why young Nigerians are suffering strokes
September 2, 2025
Why young Nigerians are suffering strokes
Not too long ago, strokes were thought of as a “middle-aged” or “old people’s” disease, the kind of thing you…
NAFDAC warns Nigerians over fake Postinor-2 pills in circulation
August 26, 2025
NAFDAC warns Nigerians over fake Postinor-2 pills in circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sounded the alarm over counterfeit batches of Postinor-2,…
Discipline or trauma? WHO warns of lasting harm of corporal punishment
August 25, 2025
Discipline or trauma? WHO warns of lasting harm of corporal punishment
For many Nigerians, the memory of being flogged as a child is almost too common to be unusual. For some,…
Nigeria’s cooking habits are costing millions of lives
August 22, 2025
Nigeria’s cooking habits are costing millions of lives
Walk into a typical Nigerian kitchen at dusk, especially in the rural area, and you’ll hear the hiss of kerosene,…
Smoke, weed and cancer: The silent crisis Nigerians are ignoring
August 21, 2025
Smoke, weed and cancer: The silent crisis Nigerians are ignoring
At a small beer joint in Surulere, Chuka leans back, lights a cigarette, and lets the smoke drift lazily into…
One in four Nigerian fathers are not the dad, DNA test reveals
August 19, 2025
One in four Nigerian fathers are not the dad, DNA test reveals
Not too long ago, paternity questions in Nigeria were hushed whispers, the sort of conversations kept behind closed doors or…
10 everyday habits damaging your prostrate. Number 4 will surprise you
June 24, 2025
10 everyday habits damaging your prostrate. Number 4 will surprise you
If you are over 60, chances you have felt it, the urge to urinate more often, trouble starting your stream,…
Unpacking Nigeria’s silent sickle cell emergency
June 12, 2025
Unpacking Nigeria’s silent sickle cell emergency
There is one crisis that has been hiding in plain sight, and its toll is heavier than we dare admit.…
What if exercise is the cancer medicine we’ve been ignoring?
June 10, 2025
What if exercise is the cancer medicine we’ve been ignoring?
In a world where miracle cures are sought in pills, injection, and high-tech medicines, something as ordinary as movement can…
Many new mums suffer postpartum depression in Nigeria. Help is closer than we think
June 7, 2025
Many new mums suffer postpartum depression in Nigeria. Help is closer than we think
Childbirth is often celebrated with fanfare. Family and loved ones gather to celebrate, gifts pour in, and the new mother…