Lagos Orders Immediate Waste Evacuation to Prevent Flooding Risks
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos authorities have ordered immediate evacuation of waste generated during the monthly sanitation exercise, warning that delays could heighten flooding risks…
Month: April 2026
FCT Police Launch Welfare Bus Scheme to Ease Officers’ Transport
ABUJA, Nigeria – Police authorities in the Federal Capital Territory have rolled out a new transport scheme aimed at easing commuting challenges for officers…
INEC Opens Recruitment for Ekiti Governorship Election Ad-hoc Staff
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s electoral commission has opened recruitment for thousands of ad-hoc staff ahead of the Ekiti governorship election, signalling the start of…
Shattered Futures: Abuja’s Silent Education Emergency
ABUJA, Nigeria – In Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, where futures should be shaped, a quiet crisis is unfolding behind locked classroom doors as recurrent…
NEMA Launches Flood Sensitisation Campaign in South-East High-Risk States
ENUGU, Nigeria – Emergency authorities are ramping up flood preparedness efforts across Nigeria’s South-East, warning of heightened risks in the 2026 rainy season. The…
Vaccines Save 1.8m Lives Yearly in Africa – WHO Warns of Gaps
KANO, Nigeria – Vaccines are preventing an estimated 1.8 million deaths every year in Africa, the World Health Organization has said, warning that millions…
Salt, Sweat and Survival: Inside Nigeria’s Hidden Sodium Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – At a bustling clinic in Abuja, where the hum of patients blends with the quiet urgency of diagnosis, a cardiologist pauses…
Oyo Confirms Lassa Fever Cases, Activates Emergency Response to Outbreak
IBADAN, Nigeria – Oyo State confirms five cases of Lassa fever and one death, triggering an emergency response as authorities race to contain the…
Low-Salt Diets May Harm Nigerians – Expert Warns Against Blanket Policies
ABUJA, Nigeria – Blanket low-salt diet policies could harm Nigerians rather than improve heart health, a cardiovascular expert warns, challenging global assumptions on sodium…
Police Foil Kidnapping Plot, Rescue Elderly Farmer from Forest Hideout
ABUJA, Nigeria – Police in Edo State rescue a 70-year-old farmer abducted by kidnappers demanding a ₦30 million ransom, thwarting the plot after a…