ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has launched a nationwide civil service personnel audit aimed at eliminating ghost workers and modernising the public sector. The Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF) announced the exercise on Wednesday. Under the new system, every civil servant’s record will be linked to their Bank Verification Number…
KANO, Nigeria – When Batsari’s health centre collapsed, a ruler’s home became a hospital — exposing Nigeria’s rural healthcare crisis. In Kano State, children are still dying from malaria, diarrhoea, and other illnesses the world has long learned how to prevent. In Batsari, Gwarzo Local Government, the collapse of the only health centre means villagers…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed reports of a tribal clash in Lagos Island after a violent altercation at Mandilas Market left two people dead on Wednesday. Viral social media videos had fuelled speculation of an inter-ethnic conflict, showing a machete-wielding victim lying motionless and another man stripped naked and lynched…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has received a $1 million humanitarian donation from the Chinese government to support communities hit hardest by recent floods. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, announced the support during a signing ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, describing the aid as “a reflection of the long-standing bilateral relations between…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised the Edo State House of Assembly over its resolution urging the Congress to allow Bernard Jormah Egwahide complete his tenure as Edo State Council chairperson. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, signed by Acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, the NLC described the assembly’s…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered counterfeit medicines worth over ₦110.9 million, intensifying its warning to Nigerians against purchasing drugs from street vendors and unverified outlets. In a nationwide clampdown across Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja, and Asaba, officials arrested at least 15 suspects and seized unregistered…
LAGOS, Nigeria – Adolescents and young adults’ refusal to adhere to HIV testing and treatment remains a major barrier to Nigeria’s target of eliminating the disease by 2030, Dr. Agatha David, Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), has warned. Speaking at the institute’s monthly media briefing in Lagos on Wednesday,…
KWARA, Nigeria – Staff of the College of Education (Technical), Lafiagi, in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, staged a protest on Wednesday, accusing the government of abandoning the institution after six years without Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) support. The protesters, carrying placards and chanting solidarity songs at the college entrance, lamented that…
KATSINA, Nigeria – The Katsina State Government has launched a survey to identify communities hardest hit by malnutrition across its 34 local government areas. Acting Governor, Faruq Lawal Jobe, represented by Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Tanimu Dutsinma, launched the exercise in Katsina on Tuesday. Jobe said the survey would assess malnutrition among…
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) has reviewed the progress of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) and NPHCDA Gateway for the first and second quarters of 2025. The meeting, held at KSCHMA headquarters, gathered top officials to assess achievements, address challenges, and enhance service delivery. Chaired by SPHCMB…
