UUTH Boss Begs Doctors to End Strike After EFCC Row
UYO, Nigeria – The Chief Medical Director of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Ememabasi Bassey, appeals to striking doctors to immediately return to…
Month: May 2026
Nigeria Records 30 Polio Cases Despite Eradication Victory
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria records 30 circulating variant poliovirus infections in 2026, six years after the World Health Organization certifies the country free of…
Ogun Merges HIV, TB Care into Single Health System
OGUN, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government begins integrating HIV, tuberculosis and infectious disease treatment into a unified healthcare system across public hospitals in…
NDLEA Intercepts ₦10.4bn Canadian Cannabis at Lagos Port
LAGOS, Nigeria – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seize 4,173.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud cannabis worth an estimated ₦10.43bn at Tincan…
COEASU Rejects FG Admission Waiver for Education Colleges
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union criticises the Federal Government’s admission exemption policy for colleges of education, warning that lowering…
NUC Launches Fresh SPESSE Expansion with New 2029 Targets
ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice-Chancellors of six Nigerian universities sign new performance contracts with the National Universities Commission, formally activating the Additional Financing phase of…
Mob Burns Doctor’s SUV Over False Kidnap Allegation
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Oyo State Police Command rescues a United States-based Nigerian doctor from a violent mob attack in Ibadan after false kidnapping…
NMA Condemns Alleged EFCC Assault on Uyo Doctors
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Medical Association backs its Akwa Ibom chapter after alleged harassment, assault and detention of doctors by suspected operatives of…
UN Demands Probe into Nigerian Airstrike Civilian Killings
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations calls for independent investigations into reports that Nigerian and Chadian airstrikes kill civilians in separate incidents across Nigeria.…
Court Jails Ex-Power Minister 75 Years Over ₦22bn Fraud
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal High Court sentences former Power Minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison over corruption linked to the Mambilla…