From June 26 to 28, newborns to children aged 5 years will be vaccinated in provinces of Kinshasa, Tanganyika, Haut-Lomami, Kongo Central, Haut-Katanga, as well as those up to 15 years old in Tshopo and Maniema. Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched the second phase of a mass polio vaccination campaign…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (OSPHCDA) has called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, NGOs, market leaders and the media to intensify efforts towards achieving full polio immunisation coverage across the state. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure on Thursday ahead of the National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs)…
*Why Nigeria Must Lead Its Health Revival As foreign aid dwindles and health challenges deepen, Nigeria faces a defining moment: either chart a self-reliant path or continues its perilous dependence on external support. This special report, written by Korede Abdullah, Africa Health Report Southwest correspondent, explores the country’s breach of the Abuja Declaration, the human…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N3.5 billion in revenue between January and May 2025, while facilitating exports valued at N47 billion. Speaking during a working visit by Zonal Coordinator of Zone A, ACG Charles Orbih, the command’s controller, Dr. Benedict Oramalugo, revealed that 220,300 metric…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A Nigerian researcher at Florida State University’s Department of Mathematics, Zainab Dere has recorded a phenomenal feat by offering a promising alternative: using viruses to combat drug-resistant bacteria, as antibiotic resistance threatens global health. Her study, recently published in the Mathematical Biosciences Journal, focuses on bacteriophages—viruses that target and infect bacteria….
Korede Abdullah in Lagos President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday (today), sign into law four major tax reform bills aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. According to presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the signing ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, will be witnessed by top political and economic leaders, including the Senate President, House…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has underscored the importance of institutional resilience as a vital foundation for building strong and lasting African institutions. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Wednesday, in Abuja, he emphasised that resilience must be…
The First Prosecuting Witness, PW1, William Abimbola, in the matter of former Deputy Director, Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir Muhammed of the Department of Highways and Planning on Monday, told Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court Abuja, how funds made for the ministry`s…
… Headteacher Says Situation Remains for the Past 2 Years, Decries Decay … Community Laments Deplorable State Hussaini Kafi in Kano A 55- year-old Sabon Garin Jido Primary School in Talatar Jido, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State is in a state of decay, Africa Health Report, AHR, investigations have revealed. The…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief items to households affected by an attack by unknown gunmen in Nkalaha community, Ishielu/Ezza North Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State. According to a statement released by NEMA on their X (formerly known as Twitter) account on Wednesday, the distribution was carried out by NEMA’s Enugu…
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