May 2025

WHO Study Links Alcohol to Rising Pancreatic Cancer Risk—Experts Urge Caution in Nigeria Amid Low Awareness

Korede AbdullahMay 30, 2025May 30, 202504 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos A groundbreaking study from the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has confirmed that alcohol consumption—especially beer and spirits—may significantly increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. Analyzing data from 2.5 million people across continents including Asia, Europe, and North America, the study found a “modest but significant”…

Woman Arraigned for Alleged Illegal Capital Market Operation in Lagos

John NwokochaMay 30, 2025May 30, 202502 mins

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, arraigned one Oluwaseyi Hevleen Johnson before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Johnson alongside her company, XY Connects Global Investments Limited, is facing a two-count charge bordering on operating collective investment schemes…

Cardoso Named African Banker Central Bank Governor of the Year

John NwokochaMay 30, 2025May 30, 202503 mins

Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was named Central Bank Governor of the Year at the 2025 African Banker Awards Gala, held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The award, presented by African Banker magazine, recognizes Cardoso’s “bold and strategic” leadership in steering monetary and regulatory reforms that have…

Students, Teachers, Corpers Narrowly Escapes Death as Examination Hall Collapses During WASSCE in Taraba

Rabiu Sultan AderinsolaMay 30, 2025May 30, 202501 mins

Sultan Rabiu Several students, teachers, and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members narrowly escaped death on Wednesday when an examination hall collapsed in Taraba State. The incident happened around 6:00 p.m. while students were writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). A heavy rainstorm, with strong winds, caused the hall to fall,…

MAN Urges FG to Enforce Nigeria First Policy for Industrial Revival

Korede AbdullahMay 30, 2025May 30, 202503 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Federal Government to enact the Nigeria First Policy into law to bolster the country’s manufacturing sector. Speaking at the 2025 BusinessDay Manufacturing Conference in Lagos on Thursday, MAN Director-General, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, emphasized the urgency of gazetting the policy to ensure it is…

Flood Kills 20, Submerges 50 Houses in Niger Communities

Hussaini Ibrahim KafiMay 30, 2025May 30, 202503 mins

Hussaini Kafi in Kano No fewer than 20 people have lost their lives while over 50 houses were submerged following a devastating flood that ravaged two communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident, which occurred after a heavy downpour on Wednesday, affected the communities of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa, leaving…

Katsina Spends N200m on Nutrition Programme

Hussaini Ibrahim KafiMay 29, 2025May 29, 202500 mins

Taraba Healthcare Threatened as ACOMIN Raises Alarm over Slow Renovations and Supply Shortages

Korede AbdullahMay 29, 2025May 29, 202503 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Association of Civil Society in Malaria Control Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN), through its Community-Led Monitoring project, has raised alarm over the sluggish pace of renovations at Primary Health Care Centres (PHCCs) across Taraba State. ACOMIN’s state chairman, Alhaji Muhammad Danburam, ACOMIN’s state chairman, during a stakeholders’ advocacy visit to the…

Kano Research Centre Becomes Northern Nigeria’s Hub for Medical Innovation — KIRCT boss

Hussaini Ibrahim KafiMay 29, 2025May 29, 202505 mins

Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Director General of the Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT), Prof. Hamisu Salihu, has announced that Kano is positioning itself as the next hub for advanced medical treatment and research, following the installation of cutting-edge technologies in its health sector. Prof. Salihu made this known on Tuesday during a tour…

Children’s Day: Concerns for Africa’s Urgent Child Welfare Crisis

Korede AbdullahMay 29, 2025May 29, 2025012 mins

With voices from parents, teachers, healthcare workers, and the children themselves on Children’s Day, Korede Abdullah, in this report offers a poignant look at the challenges—and hopes—shaping the future of the nation’s youngest citizens. As nations across the globe celebrated Children’s Day on May 27, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria reaffirmed his administration’s commitment…

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