Lagos Urges Mass Enrolment to Strengthen Health Insurance Scheme
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government urges residents to enrol massively in its mandatory health insurance scheme, warning that low participation weakens healthcare…
Month: February 2026
Early Screening Can Save Sickle Cell Children – Experts Warn
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s persistently high under-five deaths linked to sickle cell disease stem largely from the absence of early screening and standardised care,…
Free Meter, Vanishing Power: Abuja Homes Pay More for Less Light
ABUJA, Nigeria – When Mrs. Omebi Ijeoma watched officials remove the old prepaid electricity meter from her Abuja home last December, she felt a…
NSCDC Rescues 37 Ghanaians from Trafficking Network in Ekiti
ADO-EKITI, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Civil Defence operatives rescue 37 young Ghanaians from a suspected cross-border human trafficking syndicate operating in Ekiti State, following weeks…
Kano Warns Residents as Respiratory Infections Rise Statewide
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has issued a public advisory as cases of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs)…
Lagos Tightens Health Facility Oversight, Warns Against Quack Centres
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government intensifies oversight of health facilities and urges residents to verify accreditation as part of efforts to improve…
China Rejects Terror Funding, Illegal Mining Claims in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria – China firmly denies allegations linking its mining firms in Nigeria to illegal mining and terrorism financing, calling the claims misleading and…
Solar Mini-Grid Ends Darkness for 4,000 FCT Homes
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 4,000 households in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory now receive uninterrupted electricity as a Nigeria–Korea solar partnership powers two long-neglected…
FG Distributes Free Farm Equipment to Jigawa Small Farmers
DUTSE, Nigeria – The Federal Government distributes farm machinery and agro-inputs free of charge to small-scale farmers in Jigawa State as part of emergency…
UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Out-of-School Children in North
KANO, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund warns that millions of children in Northern Nigeria remain out of school, with girls disproportionately excluded…