Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government, in collaboration with development partners, has provided over 3.5 million doses of malaria prevention drugs between July and October 2024 as part of efforts to tackle the deadly disease in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, disclosed this during a press briefing…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government, in collaboration with development partners, has provided over 3.5 million doses of malaria prevention drugs between July and October 2024 as part of efforts to tackle the deadly disease in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, disclosed this during a press briefing…
… Tai Solarin University Rusticates 31 Students, Suspends 47 for Behavioural Misconducts Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a firm move to uphold academic integrity, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has rusticated 34 medical students for two to four semesters over examination malpractices during the 2022/2023 session. According to a statement signed by Deputy…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Nigerian Dental Therapists Association (NDTA) has raised the alarm over alleged irregularities in the ongoing recruitment process for a new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria (DThRBN), threatening a nationwide protest if the situation is not urgently addressed. In a statement signed by its National…
The World Bank’s report predicting that Nigeria will sink deeper into poverty by 2027 has continued to dominate public discourse. In this special report, Korede Abdullah, Africa Health Report’s Southwest correspondent, outlines what the Tinubu administration must do to reverse the trend. A Chilling Forecast In a chilling forecast that should jolt every policymaker awake,…
The Vatican has just confirmed that Pope Francis has been buried at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which sits outside the Vatican walls in the centre of Rome. His funeral at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Vatican was witnessed by dozens of leaders and dignitaries – including Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Prince William –…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has uncovered irregularities in the payroll system of local government councils, as no fewer than 247 staff members were discovered to have either retired from service or died, AHR gathered. The discovery revealed that the names of the affected local government staff had been appearing on the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted four Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for failing to meet technical and ethical standards required for the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to a statement released by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, on Friday, the affected centres include Adventure Associate and Sa’adatu Rimi…
Israel’s response to the death of Pope Francis has drawn criticism, with signs of fresh tension over the Vatican’s position on the Gaza conflict. BBC reports could confirm While many world leaders sent immediate tributes, Israel’s official condolence message came four days later from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. The brief two-sentence statement offered sympathy…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, is making history one final time by choosing to be buried outside Vatican City, a move not seen in over a century. Rejecting the traditional burial beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis will rest instead in the light-filled Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, a…
