ABUJA, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a 23-member Special Committee to probe sophisticated examination fraud detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking in Abuja on Monday, JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, revealed that results of 6,458 candidates remain under investigation for alleged involvement in what he…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United States Mission in Nigeria has tightened its visa screening process, requiring applicants to disclose all social media handles used in the past five years. Officials say the updated rule, already integrated into the DS-160 non-immigrant visa form, is intended to strengthen background checks and curb fraudulent applications. “This measure is…
ABUJA, Nigeria – A US$160 million funding shortfall is threatening lifesaving aid for millions of vulnerable families in Nigeria’s conflict-ravaged North-East, UNICEF warns, as insecurity, flooding, and displacement deepen the region’s humanitarian crisis. Speaking on Monday in Maiduguri at the event to mark the 2025 World Humanitarian Day, the UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office,…
At least 25 per cent of Nigerian paternity tests disprove fatherhood, according to Smart DNA’s 2025 Annual Testing Report, underscoring deep cracks in family trust and rising demand for scientific proof of parentage. The report, released Sunday, reveals that one in every four presumed fathers tested between July 2024 and June 2025 were not the…
Nigeria and seven other African countries are receiving international praise for their role in clinical trials that delivered the world’s first approved malaria treatment for newborns and infants weighing less than five kilogrammes. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in a statement on Sunday, commended Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya,…
Gom Mirian, Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria is taking centre stage in a new $6.4 million international effort to accelerate the long-awaited development of a vaccine against Lassa fever, a deadly viral disease endemic to West Africa. The project, known as Unravelling Natural and Vaccine-Elicited Immunity to Lassa fever (UNVEIL), is led by the…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a three-day weather forecast warning of heavy rains, thunderstorms, and potential flooding across the country from Monday to Wednesday. The advisory, released in Abuja on Sunday, covers northern, central, and southern states, with authorities urging residents to brace for possible disruptions to daily life, transport, and agriculture. In…
The Society for Family Health (SFH) and the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) have reaffirmed their commitment to eradicating malaria in Nigeria, with fresh plans to expand interventions into underserved regions. In a statement released and obtained by Africa Health Report (AHR), on Sunday, SFH disclosed that its management team, led by Managing Director Dr Omokhudu…
In a robust effort to address Nigeria’s alarming maternal and neonatal death rates, Nasarawa State has joined forces with the Federal Ministry of Health’s SWAP Coordination Office to launch the Maternal Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiatives (MAMII) workshop in Lafia. The initiative, announced in a statement by the Society for Family Health (SFH) on Saturday,…
Medical World Nigeria has issued fresh guidance aimed at reducing the growing burden of hypertension, one of the country’s most pressing health challenges. In advice published on its website on Sunday, the organisation set out a series of practical measures Nigerians can take to lower their risk of developing high blood pressure. These include quitting…
