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Nigeria: Nigeria targets early detection, research funding in nationwide cancer push

Nigeria: Nigeria targets early detection, research funding in nationwide cancer push

Africa Links 24 with Kazeem Biriowo
Published on 2026-02-03 18:47:41


Nigeria is scaling up efforts to reduce cancer deaths through expanded early detection, increased research funding, and nationwide screening programmes, as government agencies and health advocates mobilise ahead of the 2026 World Cancer Day commemoration.

Speaking at a pre–World Cancer Day press briefing in Abuja, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), Prof. Abidemi Omonisi, said the annual observance is a reminder of the human toll of cancer and…

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