The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has detained 51 undocumented migrants in New Nyanya, located in the Karu Local Council of Nasarawa State, raising fears that they could be victims of human trafficking and smuggling. NIS Public Relations Officer, ACI A.S. Akinlabi, on Wednesday, confirmed the news, stating that 40 males and 11 females were apprehended…
The Sokoto State Government has condemned the traditional treatments of metal poisoning cases by casting incisions on patients’ stomachs. Commissioner of Health, Faruk Wurno said the use of harmful traditional practices by local barbers in treating metal poisoning cases is condemnable. Wurno condemned the practice of making incisions on patients’ stomachs as a form of…
President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit. “During the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key milestones,” The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a statement Wednesday. The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu to embark on…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever reports highlighting the urgent need for improved medicines and diagnostic tools for invasive fungal diseases. The global health institution issued the reports, posted on its website on Monday, April 1. These reports reveal a critical research and development (R&D) gap in tackling…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated a major restructuring plan, resulting in the layoff of approximately 10,000 workers across various health agencies. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced the move yesterday as part of a broader effort to focus more on chronic disease prevention. Employees…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria has entered its peak Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) season, which runs from November to May, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over the increasing number of cases across the country. As of March 26, 2025, there were 807 suspected cases and 74 deaths reported…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, the chairman of the NNPC Board, Pius Akinyelure, along with all other board members appointed in November 2023. Tinubu has appointed Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the new Group CEO and…
Motorists’ frustrations at the CNG conversion centres across the country remain the only news since the project started. Under the table dealings, corruption and sundry unwholesome practices have been reportedly characterised the project aimed to make Nigeria adjust to climate change, emissions friendly environment and also by the same token belong to the league of…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a stern warning to the public following the discovery of counterfeit Noristerat 200mg injections circulating in parts of Nigeria. The falsified product, which was found in Niger, Bauchi, and at the Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) in Kano State, contains Chlorpheniramine and Dexamethasone…
Residents of Otukpo and nearby areas in Benue State took to the streets on Tuesday, blocking the Otukpo-Enugu Federal Highway in protest against increasing insecurity in the local government area. The demonstrators chanted, “We no go gree! We no go gree!” as they demanded urgent action from the government and security agencies to tackle the…
