INEC Extends Voter Registration, Launches Online Portal
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended Nigeria’s Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks and unveiled a new…
Month: July 2026
WHO Launches First Global STI Data Platform
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the world’s first global database for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), providing governments, researchers and…
Fake Cancer Drug Alert Sparks Global Safety Fears
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent global alert after counterfeit batches of the cancer medicine DARZALEX were discovered…
Katsina Recruits 2,158 Teachers to Boost Education
KATSINA, Nigeria – Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has presented appointment letters to 2,158 newly recruited teachers, saying the exercise will tackle teacher…
Cheaper Petrol, Costlier Living: Why Nigerians Are Still Paying More
ABUJA, Nigeria – When petrol prices soared from about ₦800 per litre to as high as ₦1,450 following the Middle East conflict involving the…
Canada Recalls Pounded Yam Over Undeclared Milk Risk
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled Ola-Ola Authentic Pounded Yam (Iyan) Instant after discovering it contains undeclared milk, warning…
WHO Declares Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Over
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak over after the final identified contact completed quarantine…
FG Makes National Learning Assessment Triennial
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Learning Assessment will become a permanent nationwide exercise conducted every three years as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to…
WHO Approves First Bundibugyo Ebola Test
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the world’s first molecular diagnostic test for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, a major breakthrough…
Radda Opens Dandume’s First General Hospital
KATSINA, Nigeria – Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has commissioned the Dandume General Hospital, the first of its kind in Dandume Local Government…