Lassa fever continues to cast a shadow over Nigeria, a viral haemorrhagic disease that remains a persistent public health challenge despite decades of awareness. With 190 deaths recorded in 2024 and 145 deaths reported so far in 2025, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has documented a relentless burden, prompting urgent scrutiny…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Radda, and 11 others are receiving medical treatment following a road accident along the Katsina-Daura Road on Sunday. The incident, which occurred near the KTSTA Motor Park in Daura, involved a head-on collision between a Toyota SUV and a commercial Volkswagen station wagon. According to…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked rumours circulating on social media alleging that it shut down the manufacturing facility of Tummy Tummy noodles in Anambra State and imposed a ban on tinned tomatoes and Maggi seasoning cubes. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Agency described the viral…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has finalised plans to launch a N500 billion ‘Produce for Lagos’ initiative Tuesday, July 23, 2025, in a major push to tackle food insecurity and boost production. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Abisola Olusanya, revealed that the landmark offtaker…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, urged the state government to establish a Community College of Midwifery in a southern local government to improve maternal healthcare and tackle youth unemployment. Presenting the motion during plenary, Member representing Kiru, Alhaji Usman Tasiu, said: “This college will reduce…
The Federal Government has announced plans to fully transition school-based Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) centres by 2026, with private and public CBT centres to be used nationwide. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE organised by the…
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, before Justice Daniel Osiagor has sentenced two internet fraudsters Emmanuel Nwanze and Omogbe Aroghene, in a suit seeking their conviction by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According a statement by the EFCC, the duo was arraigned on one-count separate charge…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.5 per cent, marking the third consecutive time in 2025 that the rate remains unchanged. Announcing the outcome of the committee’s 301st meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, CBN Governor Olayemi…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The wife of the Ondo State Governor, Oluwaseun Aiyedatiwa, has called on community leaders and stakeholders to strengthen efforts in supporting the measles and rubella vaccination campaign to safeguard children across the state. Speaking at a sensitisation meeting with stakeholders at The Dome, Akure, the capital of the state on Tuesday,…
Virus Reaches New Regions The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday sounded an urgent alarm to prevent a repeat of the devastating chikungunya epidemic, warning that the mosquito-borne virus is now spreading into new regions, including African countries such as Madagascar, Somalia, and Kenya. The virus has also shown epidemic transmission in Southeast Asia, including…
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