LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State branch, has warned that doctors in the state’s employ may embark on an indefinite strike following what it described as “wicked, insensitive, and illegal” deductions from their July 2025 salaries by the State Treasury Office (STO). In a statement on Sunday, signed by its Chairman,…
KANO, Nigeria – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has released over ₦100 billion to selected tertiary institutions across Nigeria to boost training in medical sciences and curb the country’s growing shortage of healthcare professionals. Speaking in Katsina, Chairman TETFund Governing Board, Aminu Bello Masari, said the intervention aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment…
ABUJA, Nigeria – In Nigeria’s bustling cities and rural farmlands, new mothers are navigating an unforgiving terrain—balancing cultural myths, economic hardship, and inconsistent government support—all while trying to give their babies the best start in life through exclusive breastfeeding. From Abuja’s crowded streets to Kaduna’s farms and Lagos’s classrooms, women’s voices reveal a shared truth:…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s non-oil exports have risen sharply to $3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 19.59 per cent increase from the $2.696 billion recorded during the same period last year, according to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, announced…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against Niger State Governor Umar Bago and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), alleging “ongoing intimidation” of Badeggi FM Radio in Minna, the state’s capital. In a statement on Sunday signed by the Deputy Director,…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele — also known as Abbas Ajakaiye for allegedly orchestrating large-scale cross-border drug trafficking. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday, the clergyman was apprehended…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Mutual Union of the Tiv in the United States (MUTA) is calling for urgent and coordinated action to tackle the escalating humanitarian crisis in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, where persistent violence has forced thousands of Tiv people from their homes. In a communiqué issued on Sunday at the close of its 31st…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s healthcare sector is attracting patients from Europe, America and other West African nations as the country’s medical system records significant improvements, the government says. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, disclosed the development on Saturday during a meeting with leaders of health sector unions and associations in Abuja….
Chukwu Obinna in Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed 150 positive cases of cholera in Niger State, alongside 16 deaths since the outbreak began. The figures were disclosed on Friday in Minna by UNICEF’s Chief of the Kaduna Field Office, Dr Gerida Birukila, during an advocacy visit to the Emir of…
