Brain drain: Dearth of midwives, others frustrates healthcare in rural Nigeria
The loss of human resources for health to brain drain is affecting primary health care service (PHC) delivery in many rural communities of the country
Sunday Magazine
Sunday Magazine
Money marriage: How ancient tradition ‘refuses to die’ in Cross River
The Becheve people of Cross River still practice a tradition that allows girl-children to be used to repay loans owed by their parents or as a favour
Despite govt initiatives, almajirai remain in Kano streets
Kano city has nearly 1,400 Qur’anic schools called Tsangaya, where about 150,000 boys aged between 5 and 14 years known as almajirai are taught. These
How Akwa Ibom health workers struggle to keep PHCs afloat
Many Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Akwa Ibom State have deteriorated over the years due to neglect, but the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF
Inadequate health facilities, staff shortage threaten BHCPF’s gains in Gombe
The federal government’s Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) has recorded some successes with a high enrolment rate in Gombe State. Despite the f