The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, is set to undergo an overhaul of its emergency services after Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, condemned conditions at the facility during an unannounced inspection. Dr Salako issued the directive on Sunday following public outrage over a viral video purportedly showing accident…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Northwest Governors Forum has declared Tuesday, July 15, 2025, as a public holiday across the seven states of the region in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died Sunday in London. In a statement signed by the Forum Chairman and Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, the governors…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Katsina State Government has declared Monday, July 14, 2025, a work-free day in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 83. This was announced in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Garba Faskari, on Sunday…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Emergency vaccination campaigns against deadly diseases like cholera, Ebola, and measles have slashed deaths by nearly 60 percent over the last 25 years, according to a groundbreaking study funded by the Gavi vaccine alliance. The research, carried out with Australia’s Burnet Institute and published in BMJ Global Health, analysed 210 outbreaks…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has joined other prominent Nigerians and the global community in mourning the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a disciplined, principled, and patriotic leader. In a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who once vowed to revitalize the nation’s ailing institutions and eradicate medical tourism for the political elite, died on Sunday in London after a prolonged illness. Succumbing to death in a London hospital about two years after leaving office as president of Nigeria – Africa’s most…
Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has died in London. The announcement was made on Sunday by the Digital media aide to the late leader, Garba Shehu. In a brief statement, Shehu confirmed that the former president passed away in a clinic in London earlier in the afternoon. “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. The family…
In Nigeria, pneumonia quietly remains the leading infectious killer of children under five. Though entirely preventable and treatable, it claimed an estimated 162,000 young lives in 2018, making Nigeria the world’s largest contributor to pneumonia-related fatalities in this age group. This report by Sultan Rabiu captures how this silent epidemic unfolds largely outside public view,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assured that Nigeria’s visa-on-arrival (VOA) policy has not been cancelled but upgraded to boost efficiency. In a statement released by the Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Princess Zahrah Audu, Tunji-Ojo gave the clarification after a closed-door meeting with PEBEC…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged motorists across Nigeria to exercise maximum caution as heavy rains intensify nationwide. In a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Saturday, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, emphasised that driving in the rain poses significant dangers, including poor visibility and…
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