Cross River Pushes Statewide Open Defecation-Free Campaign
CROSS RIVER, Nigeria – The Cross River State Government has validated a new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sustainability framework aimed at achieving universal open…
Month: May 2026
UBEC Targets Textbook Gaps with New Tracking System
AUJA, Nigeria – The Universal Basic Education Commission has launched a major reform initiative aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s textbook and teaching materials supply chain…
Kano Receives 1,100 Nigerians Returning from Niger Republic
KANO, Nigeria – More than 1,100 Nigerian migrants have arrived in Kano State from the Niger Republic as authorities begin family reunification and reintegration…
UN Races to Contain Deadly Congo Ebola Outbreak
NEW YORK – United Nations agencies have intensified emergency operations to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…
WHO Assembly Backs Precision Medicine Equity Drive
ABUJA, Nigeria – Member states at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly have adopted a landmark resolution aimed at expanding equitable access to precision medicine…
WHO Pushes Global Partnerships for Nursing Growth
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization Academy has called for stronger global partnerships to improve nursing and midwifery education, leadership and healthcare delivery…
NSCDC Deploys 1,542 Officers for Edo Eid Security
BENIN CITY, Nigeria – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed 1,542 personnel across Edo State ahead of the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration…
Beyond the Cruise Ship: Why Nigeria May Not Be Ready for the Next Virus Threat
LAGOS, Nigeria – When a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius killed at least three passengers and left several others infected…
‘Every Morning We Pray’: Nigerian Parents Fear Fresh School Attacks
(By Hussaini Ibrahim, Korede Abdullah, Oluwafunbi Bello, Oluwatobi Adu and Otamere Gladness) ABUJA, Nigeria – Parents across Nigeria say fear now follows their children…
WHO Assembly Debates Global Health Reforms, Others
GENEVA, Switzerland – Delegates at the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) intensified discussions on global health reforms, climate accountability, non-communicable diseases, and community-centred healthcare…