The System Eats Our People: A Poem of Grief and Rage
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A poem by Dr. Ebere Okereke – Inspired by Kwesi Brew’s “The Sea Eats Our Land” Dr Ebere Okereke wrote this poem…
How Insecurity is Reshaping Food Security and Deepening Malnutrition in Nigeria
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Precious Ajayi (Lead writers) Nigeria recorded an estimated 14,000 cases of armed violence between 2018 and 2024. During…
When Water is Missing in Nigeria, Girls Miss School and Women Face Unsafe Childbirth
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Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writer) On a recent Saturday afternoon at a neighbourhood hair salon, a casual conversation with two secondary school girls…
Beyond the Numbers: What Data and Community Voices Reveal About Maternal Deaths in Nigeria
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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers)Nigeria remains one of the countries with the highest number of maternal deaths globally, with a…
CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine
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Shalom David and Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writers) Every dry season, the wards begin to fill. At Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo…
Beyond Coverage: Why Nigerian Women Need Health Information They Can Use
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Prudence Enema and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Health communication is more than sharing health behaviour, decision-making, and outcomes. For many Nigerian women,…
From Performance Incentives to State Priorities: Are Nigeria’s States Spending Enough on Health?
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Solomon Yemi Oladimeji (Lead writer)In Nigeria’s federal health system, the question of who pays for healthcare is just as important as who…
Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?
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Dr Adachi Ekeh, Dr Aishat Usman, Dr Achille Batonon, Dr Virgil Lokossou (Lead writers)In Grand-Popo, where rivers cut across landscapes without regard…
Four Investments in Women and Girls to Transform Nigeria’s Health and Development
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead writer)With less than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, progress on gender equality remains tremendously…
Rights. Justice. Action: Why Women’s Rights Must Be Defended as a Governance and Economic Policy in Nigeria
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Asari Ndem (Lead writer) Rights are not real until they can be enforced, until a woman can report abuse without stigma, a…
How Door-to-Door Community Mobilisers Are Rebuilding Routine Immunisation in Kebbi
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) On a dusty afternoon in Rafin Bauna, a community in Aleiro Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Rashida…
Saving Mothers in Lagos: Why Empowering Nurse-Midwives Can Reduce Obstetric Risk
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Orode Doherty (Guest Writer) Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have long served as primary caregivers for pregnant women in many parts of Lagos….
When Food Prices Rise, Diets Shrink: Nutrition Under Pressure in Pregnancy and Early Childhood in Nigeria
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Christopher Bassey and Timothy Kovonah (Lead writers) Food prices are reshaping what families eat, how they cook, and how they share meals,…
Achieving the 3 by 35 Initiative in Nigeria: Are the Current Health Taxes Strong Enough?
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Yasir Jamal Bakare and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writers) In July 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the 3 by 35 Initiative,…