4,000 Young Women Contract HIV Weekly – AHF Warns
LOKOJA, Nigeria – The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has raised concern over the alarming HIV infection rate among adolescent girls and young women,…
Month: October 2025
Lagos Governor Unveils 420 New Homes, Expands Badagry Housing Drive
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated 420 new housing units in the Ajara Housing Scheme, Badagry, marking the completion of…
2025 World Sight Day: WHO Warns Only 26% of Africans Access Cataract Surgery
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on African governments to prioritise investment in national eye health as new data show…
Court Orders Arrest of Ex-INEC Chairman Yakubu for Contempt
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the arrest of the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral…
NAFDAC Raids Kaduna Market, Seizes Fake Herbal Drugs, Arrests Three
KADUNA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raided the popular Kawo Market in Kaduna State, confiscating…
Kano’s Drug Crisis Fuels Surge in Deadly Phone Snatching
KANO, Nigeria – Kano State is confronting a dangerous surge of drug-fuelled urban violence, where phone snatching has evolved from petty theft into a…
Lagos, Rivers, FCT Dominate as States’ IGR Hits ₦3.63trn in 2024
LAGOS, Nigeria – Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) rose sharply by 49.7 per cent in…
NDLEA Backs Cannabis Oil Export, Upholds Ban on Local Use
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) supports regulated export of cannabis oil for medical and industrial use but maintains its…
SAFIRE Trial Begins to Test Malaria Drugs in Early Pregnancy
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) has launched the SAFIRE trial to test malaria therapies in early pregnancy, a group long…
WACCPS Strengthens Clinical Physiology Training to Boost Health Standards
ABUJA, Nigeria – The West African College of Clinical Physiology Sciences (WACCPS) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing physiology through postgraduate training and regional…