KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has rolled out a comprehensive health package targeting pregnant women with free antenatal care, screening for infectious diseases, and delivery support. Speaking in Takai Local Government Area on Thursday, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, said the initiative aims to block the transmission of preventable diseases from…
Chukwu Obinna ABUJA, Nigeria – The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has inaugurated a 100-bed Renewed Hope Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Oko Ita, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, aimed at improving maternal and child health services in the region. The state-of-the-art facility was constructed under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda…
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria has recorded 11 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever, bringing the total number of infections in 2025 to 822, with 155 deaths reported between January 1 and July 20. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the latest figures released on Tuesday, cover epidemiological Week 29 (July…
Dennis Gabriel ABUJA, Nigeria – The outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that despite possessing some of the world’s largest renewable energy resources, more than 600 million people across Africa still lack access to electricity. In a statement issued on Wednesday, based on remarks delivered at the 2025…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has called for a fundamental rethinking of global health governance that puts Africa at the centre of decision-making, innovation, financing, and trade. Speaking at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday, Pate said the time has come…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Association of Professional Counsellors in Nigeria (APROCON) has called on federal, state, and local governments to establish well-equipped counselling centres in schools to address rising social and psychological challenges across the country. Speaking at the opening of APROCON’s 9th Annual International Conference on Wednesday, the association’s president, Osorochi Obi, emphasised the…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Innovate Africa Corporation, a pan-African social and economic growth sustainability platform, Uloma Onyebuchi, has unveiled plans to hold the 2nd edition of the “Re-Imagining Africa’s Leadership & Investment.” The two-day 2025 Conference will take place between October 23 and 24, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria….
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Ekiti State Police Command have recovered a newborn baby boy stolen from a health centre in Ado Ekiti and arrested a 34-year-old woman, Deborah Ayeni, who confessed to faking pregnancy to deceive her fiancé in the UK. The dramatic recovery took place on Wednesday after a swift investigation led by the…
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has called for a bold shift in global health governance—one that puts Africa at the centre of decision-making, innovation, financing, and trade. Speaking at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday, Pate said it is time for…
KANO, Nigeria – Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has raised concerns over shrinking funding and declining international support, warning that these challenges could undermine progress made in resettling internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, SEMA’s Executive Secretary, Mohammed Goje, said the state has moved…
