Month: September 2026

Troops Foil Suspected Terrorist Attack, Recover AK-47 in Kaduna Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops during security operations in Kaduna State.

Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops during security operations in Kaduna State.

Troops Foil Suspected Terrorist Attack, Recover AK-47 in Kaduna

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

KADUNA, Nigeria – Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled a suspected terrorist attack in Kaduna State,...

Lagos Residents Raise Waste Collection Concerns as Sanwo-Olu Seeks Patience Waste truck evacuating refuse during the Lagos environmental sanitation exercise in Mafoluku.

Waste truck evacuating refuse during the Lagos environmental sanitation exercise in Mafoluku.

Lagos Residents Raise Waste Collection Concerns as Sanwo-Olu Seeks Patience

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Residents of Mafoluku in Lagos have raised concerns over delays in waste evacuation by...

Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa Farmers and pastoralists facing growing competition for land and water in West Africa.

Farmers and pastoralists facing growing competition for land and water in West Africa.

Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

ACCRA, Ghana – Shrinking water resources, degraded farmland and changing weather patterns are intensifying competition for land...

UNGA 81: Tedros Warns Next Pandemic Is ‘When’, Not ‘If’ WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking at the UNGA 81 pandemic preparedness meeting.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking at the UNGA 81 pandemic preparedness meeting.

UNGA 81: Tedros Warns Next Pandemic Is ‘When’, Not ‘If’

Korede Abdullah September 26, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic is inevitable, and countries must strengthen health systems before it arrives,...

Stakeholders Seek Free Genotype Testing Across Nigeria Stakeholders at a sickle cell awareness event calling for free genotype testing in Nigeria.

Stakeholders at a sickle cell awareness event calling for free genotype testing in Nigeria.

Stakeholders Seek Free Genotype Testing Across Nigeria

Mirian Gom September 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to provide free genotype testing in public...

Pate Calls Pharmacists Key to Nigeria’s Healthcare System Health officials and pharmacists during the 2026 World Pharmacists Day event in Abuja.

Health officials and pharmacists during the 2026 World Pharmacists Day event in Abuja.

Pate Calls Pharmacists Key to Nigeria’s Healthcare System

Mirian Gom September 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Pharmacists have an expanding role in Nigeria’s healthcare system, from medicine supply and dispensing...

Dangote Refinery Pushes Nigeria Petrol Supply Higher in August Dangote Refinery in Lagos, which recorded 105.21 per cent average capacity utilisation in August.

Dangote Refinery in Lagos, which recorded 105.21 per cent average capacity utilisation in August.

Dangote Refinery Pushes Nigeria Petrol Supply Higher in August

Oluwatobi Adu September 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s petrol supply rose 11 per cent in August to 50.5 million litres per...

Scrap Dealers Threaten October Supply Halt to Steel Firms Scrap metal dealers preparing materials for delivery to steel companies in Nigeria.

Scrap metal dealers preparing materials for delivery to steel companies in Nigeria.

Scrap Dealers Threaten October Supply Halt to Steel Firms

Oluwatobi Adu September 25, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Scrap metal dealers across Nigeria have threatened to halt supplies to iron and steel...

TCN Announces 20-Minute Power Cut in Suleja Saturday Electricity substation in Sokoto undergoing scheduled maintenance by TCN

Electricity substation in Sokoto undergoing scheduled maintenance by TCN

TCN Announces 20-Minute Power Cut in Suleja Saturday

Mirian Gom September 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will interrupt power supply for about 20 minutes...

Alausa Honoured as ACF 2026 ‘Man of the Year’ Education Minister Tunji Alausa receives recognition at the African Cultural Festival in Harrisburg.

Education Minister Tunji Alausa receives recognition at the African Cultural Festival in Harrisburg.

Alausa Honoured as ACF 2026 ‘Man of the Year’

Mirian Gom September 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Education Minister Tunji Alausa has been honoured as the 2026 ‘Man of the Year’...