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NCDC Warns as Lassa Fever Deaths Rise Across Nigeria Health workers respond as Lassa fever kills 162 Nigerians in 2025

NCDC Warns as Lassa Fever Deaths Rise Across Nigeria

Mirian Gom May 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has raised alarm over rising deaths...

Hypertension Now Rising Rapidly Among Young Nigerians Young Nigerians undergoing blood pressure checks during a hypertension awareness campaign

Young Nigerians undergoing blood pressure checks during a hypertension awareness campaign

Hypertension Now Rising Rapidly Among Young Nigerians

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 14, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – A leading Nigerian cardiologist has warned that hypertension is increasingly affecting younger Nigerians, raising...

Lagos Expands Ferry Network With 50km Waterway Upgrade Ferry boats operating on newly upgraded Lagos waterways after channelisation works

Lagos Expands Ferry Network With 50km Waterway Upgrade

Korede Abdullah May 14, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has completed more than 50 kilometres of channelisation works across...

FG Launches Northern CNG Corridor to Cut Transport Costs Dangote refinery complex in Lagos with workers on site

FG Launches Northern CNG Corridor to Cut Transport Costs

Hussaini Ibrahim May 14, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – The Federal Government of Nigeria launches the Northern Corridor of its Compressed Natural Gas...

Lagos Disburses N1.93bn to MSMEs, Expands Jobs Programme Lagos officials announce MSME funding and employment initiatives during ministerial briefing.

Lagos officials announce MSME funding and employment initiatives during ministerial briefing.

Lagos Disburses N1.93bn to MSMEs, Expands Jobs Programme

Korede Abdullah May 14, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says it has disbursed ₦1.933 billion in loans and grants...

Kwara Launches Digital Child Welfare Platform for Orphanages 38 Kidnapped Kwara Worshippers Reunited With Families After Joint Security Rescue

38 Kidnapped Kwara Worshippers Reunited With Families After Joint Security Rescue

Kwara Launches Digital Child Welfare Platform for Orphanages

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 14, 2026

KWARA, Nigeria – The Kwara State Government unveils plans to modernise child welfare services through digital technology...

FG Launches Education Tracking System to Monitor Learners, Jobs Nigerian-government-announces-552m-HOPE-EDU-education-funding.jpg

FG Launches Education Tracking System to Monitor Learners, Jobs

Otamere Gladness May 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, unveils the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure initiative aimed...

Kano Council Immunises Nearly 70,000 Children Against Polio Health workers administering polio vaccine to children in Kano community

Kano Council Immunises Nearly 70,000 Children Against Polio

Hussaini Ibrahim May 14, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Tarauni Local Government Area says it successfully immunises 69,820 children during the April round...

World Bank Draws Record $24bn Demand for $6bn Bond World Bank-supported ultra-modern abattoir under construction in Ekiti State

World Bank Draws Record $24bn Demand for $6bn Bond

Oluwatobi Adu May 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – World Bank secures record-breaking investor demand for its new $6 billion 10-year benchmark bond,...

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach Exterior view of Karu General Hospital during Africa Health Report’s investigative visit in Abuja.

Exterior view of Karu General Hospital during Africa Health Report’s investigative visit in Abuja.

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach

Oluwatobi Adu May 14, 2026

KARU, Nigeria – In the rapidly growing border community between Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State,...

Month: May 2026

NCDC Warns as Lassa Fever Deaths Rise Across Nigeria

Hypertension Now Rising Rapidly Among Young Nigerians

Lagos Expands Ferry Network With 50km Waterway Upgrade

FG Launches Northern CNG Corridor to Cut Transport Costs

Lagos Disburses N1.93bn to MSMEs, Expands Jobs Programme

Kwara Launches Digital Child Welfare Platform for Orphanages

FG Launches Education Tracking System to Monitor Learners, Jobs

Kano Council Immunises Nearly 70,000 Children Against Polio

World Bank Draws Record $24bn Demand for $6bn Bond

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach

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