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…
John Nwokocha, Editor, and Juliet Jacob in Abuja, Nigeria Stanford University’s SPARK Translational Research Programme has announced plans to tackle critical health challenges in Nigeria and across Africa, with a focus on developing treatments suited to African populations. SPARK Global also disclosed it is targeting to address the drug and pharmaceutical gaps towards improving the…
Despite receiving billions of naira in federal allocations, primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across northern Nigeria remain in a deplorable state—crippled by poor staffing, lack of equipment, and administrative neglect—leaving rural populations to battle preventable diseases like malaria, cholera, and maternal complications with little or no help. Hussaini Kafi in Kano reports. An investigation by Africa…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B, Kaduna, has officially handed over 58,740 sachets of Tramadol (100mg and 50mg) and 27 cartons of Analgin injection to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a statement issued on Monday, NAFDAC confirmed…
Unease calm Tuesday envelops the ambience of the Nigeria’s National Assembly complex with heightened security as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived to resume her legislative duties, despite warnings from Senate authorities not to return. Supporters of the Kogi Central senator gathered at the entrance of the complex to welcome her, while security operatives carried out thorough…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 430,000 Nigerian women died of cervical cancer in 2020 out of 600,000 recorded infections. Health Specialist at the UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Dr David Audu, disclosed this in Bauchi during the launch of the 2025 first round of the Maternal, Newborn and…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos No fewer than 62 lives have been lost to fire outbreaks and building collapses across Lagos State in the first half of 2025, according to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS). Revealing its Mid-Year Activity Report on Monday, the agency’s Senior Public Affairs Officer, Maria Fadairo, stated, “The LSFRS…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The International Foundation Against Infectious Diseases in Nigeria (IFAIN) has launched a five-year background study to investigate the adverse effects of vaccines in the country. Working with the Global Vaccine Data Network under a project titled Background Rate of Adverse Events for Vaccine Evaluation in Africa (BRAVE), the foundation has selected…
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