Mark Your Calendars For The WeNaija Book Launch!

This initiative by the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund serves as an effort to empower and upskill Nigerian youths, equipping them to better navigate a post-Covid world.
NATIONAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NPHCDA) AND NIGERIA SOLIDARITY SUPPORT FUND (NSSF) MEET TO EVALUATE THE 2021 COVID-19 VACCINATION SUPPORT PROGRAM

The evaluation meeting brought to light challenges faced by the supported six states, provided an open floor for shared learnings across the states and paved a way forward for next phase of funding support by NSSF.
NSSF Launches Literary Contest Tagged “Righting Our Story”

The NSSF literary contest invites young and upcoming writers, established authors to express their vision of a healthy Nigeria through written content.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: The commitments we make together for social justice, peace, and the planet

45% of the Nigerian population lives in poverty, and the World Bank estimates that an additional 95 million will be plunged into extreme poverty due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Day Of The Girl Child 2022: Our time is now – our rights, our future

Girls’ aspirations are restricted in some regions of Nigeria since it is believed that they are not social beings like boys. The mistaken notion that women belong in the kitchen fosters the sad reality that many teenage girls are married off when they should be in the classroom.
World Mental Health Day 2022: Unemployment Likely To Lead To Depression In Nigerian Youths

These emotions, which are often referred to as the “unemployment blues,” manifest as anxiety, fatigue, a lack of focus, insomnia, restlessness, feelings of loneliness, and boredom, and can all extend into mental health problems and disorders.
Might Nigeria Have Inadequate Surveillance for The Endemic Monkeypox?

With the incessant outbreak and spread of the rare infectious zoonotic disease, Monkey Pox, in Africa, endemic countries like Nigeria should have a heightened surveillance of the disease. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has newly confirmed 21 new cases of this disease on Sunday, September 13th, 2022, which goes to confirm that this disease is still very much around.
NSSF Recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day

Overdoses can occur to anyone from any background, anywhere in the world, as drug addiction knows no boundaries. International Overdose Awareness Day, observed annually on August 31st, aims to raise awareness of overdose deaths worldwide and inspire people to take action. In an effort to bring attention to one of the worst public health crises […]
Brain Drain in Nigeria

The now brewing discourse around the loss of human capital, dubbed brain drain, is not entirely new in Nigeria, but, of course, it has become more generally concerning as Nigeria loses its best wind-shield wipers to better economies. Stability in all spheres of life is truly enticing and Nigerians, now more than ever, are more aware and willing […]
World Humanitarian Day 2022

We celebrate thousands of heroes who wear no capes but support the vulnerable, and collaborative efforts to increase appreciation and support for humanitarian causes. Indeed, it takes a village to raise a child by “supporting a person in a humanitarian crisis.”