The Lagos State Government will begin full enforcement of a ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) starting July 1, 2025. Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, made the announcement via his official X account on Monday. Wahab said the policy follows an 18-month strategic engagement with stakeholders, including manufacturers and marketers. “From July 1, 2025,…
Cultism-related violence has been on the rise in Lagos and several other parts of southern Nigeria, leaving behind a trail of blood, tears, and sorrow. Korede Abdullah, the South West correspondent for Africa Health Report (AHR), examines the growing menace and explores possible solutions to curb the crisis. Blood on the Streets When 16-year-old…
Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi has been nominated as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. This was disclosed on Sunday during a Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa held in Geneva ahead of the World Health Assembly. The Special Session by Member States of the WHO African…
The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports purporting it neglects widows of fallen soldiers. The allegation that has gone viral via the social media and newspaper publications on Sunday, May 18 2025, also draws attention to “sexual harassment and bribery during the processing of death benefits”. Reacting to the reports in a statement signed by the…
President Bola Tinubu, after attending the official inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Sunday, met Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, and former Ekiti governor, Kayode Fayemi, who also attended the mass Rome. According to reports, Fayemi sighted President Tinubu, where he sat with other leaders and asked Obi to follow him…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Two elderly suspects, 80-year-old Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old Uloma Uchechi Sunday, along with Uloma’s daughter Chisom Uchechi, 32, were among the top arrests made by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during recent nationwide raids. According a statement signed by Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, Ayuba,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) wrapped up a week-long capacity-building workshop on Saturday, targeting officers-in-charge (OICs) from Primary Healthcare (PHC) centres across Kaduna State. The training aimed to strengthen gender-responsive healthcare delivery, focusing on the intersection of gender and access to immunisation and other PHC services. Participants came from Zaria,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a significant stride toward eradicating malaria, parliamentarians from 16 African nations convened in Accra, Ghana, in April to officially launch the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Malaria in Africa (COPEMA). The initiative comes a year after the Yaoundé Declaration and amid rising concerns over declining global aid, drug resistance, and…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Bauchi State government has taken a major step to address the alarming exodus of medical doctors and health workers by approving a new salary structure alongside enhanced welfare packages aimed at retaining skilled professionals within the state’s healthcare system. The announcement was made by the State’s Head of Service, Barr. Muhammad…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Three adult males sustained injuries after a one-storey building under construction collapsed on Sunday afternoon at 96 Ishaga Road, directly opposite the Idi Araba Central Mosque in Mushin, Lagos State. Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Shakiru Amodu, said, “A male adult has been…
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