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Makinde Inducts Nearly 4,000 Health Workers to Strengthen Primary Care Newly recruited health workers at induction ceremony in Ibadan

Makinde Inducts Nearly 4,000 Health Workers to Strengthen Primary Care

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

IBADAN, Nigeria – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde inducts 3,933 newly recruited primary healthcare workers, marking one...

West Africa Unveils Regional Roadmap for Fair Lassa Fever Vaccine Access West African health leaders at the launch of the Lassa vaccine roadmap

West African health leaders at the launch of the Lassa vaccine roadmap

West Africa Unveils Regional Roadmap for Fair Lassa Fever Vaccine Access

Mirian Gom February 5, 2026

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire – West African governments launch a landmark regional framework to guarantee equitable access to...

Power Bills or Public Services? Nigerians Speak on Electricity Subsidy Row Protesters outside electricity distribution company office

Power Bills or Public Services? Nigerians Speak on Electricity Subsidy Row

Hussaini Ibrahim February 5, 2026

(By Hussaini Ibrahim, Korede Abdullah, Oluwafunbi Bello, Edino Cornelius, Oluwatobi Adu and Otamere Gladness) As Nigeria weighs...

Police Deploy Tactical Units After Deadly Kaiama Attack Kills 75 Police investigate alleged arson attack on Isale Koko residence in Ilorin.

Police Deploy Tactical Units After Deadly Kaiama Attack Kills 75

Otamere Gladness February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s police deploy specialised tactical units to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State...

Nigeria Partners 40-Nation Network to Boost Cassava, Soybean Processing Cassava roots prepared for industrial processing in Nigeria

Nigeria Partners 40-Nation Network to Boost Cassava, Soybean Processing

Chukwu Obinna February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government agrees to partner with a 40-nation African industrial network to scale...

Yobe Police Arrest 26 Over Illegal Tree Felling, Environmental Crimes Police officers rescue suspected trafficking victims in Nasarawa

Yobe Police Arrest 26 Over Illegal Tree Felling, Environmental Crimes

Hussaini Ibrahim February 5, 2026

DAMATURU, Nigeria – Police in Yobe State arrest 26 men for alleged criminal conspiracy and illegal tree...

Lagos Removes 27 Vehicles in Crackdown on Dangerous Overloading LASTMA officers inspecting overloaded commercial vehicles in Lagos

Lagos Removes 27 Vehicles in Crackdown on Dangerous Overloading

Chukwu Obinna February 5, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Traffic authorities in Lagos have on Thursday impounded 27 vehicles during a targeted enforcement...

Kogi Begins Mass Livestock Vaccination to Halt Deadly Animal Diseases Veterinarians vaccinating cattle against CBPP in Yobe State

Kogi Begins Mass Livestock Vaccination to Halt Deadly Animal Diseases

Oluwafunbi Bello February 5, 2026

LOKOJA, Nigeria – Kogi State has launched a large-scale livestock vaccination campaign aimed at controlling transboundary animal...

Nigeria Needs N36bn Investment to Unlock Commercial Beekeeping Growth Nigerian beekeepers inspecting hives in a commercial apiary

Nigeria Needs N36bn Investment to Unlock Commercial Beekeeping Growth

Chukwu Obinna February 5, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s beekeeping industry requires at least ₦36 billion in fresh investment to shift from...

Nigeria Tightens Antimicrobial Surveillance as Poor Data Threatens Public Health Health experts at Abuja meeting calling for increased AMR surveillance funding

Health experts at Abuja meeting calling for increased AMR surveillance funding

Nigeria Tightens Antimicrobial Surveillance as Poor Data Threatens Public Health

Chukwu Obinna February 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian health authorities are rolling out a national quality assurance framework to fix weaknesses...

Year: 2026

Makinde Inducts Nearly 4,000 Health Workers to Strengthen Primary Care

West Africa Unveils Regional Roadmap for Fair Lassa Fever Vaccine Access

Power Bills or Public Services? Nigerians Speak on Electricity Subsidy Row

Police Deploy Tactical Units After Deadly Kaiama Attack Kills 75

Nigeria Partners 40-Nation Network to Boost Cassava, Soybean Processing

Yobe Police Arrest 26 Over Illegal Tree Felling, Environmental Crimes

Lagos Removes 27 Vehicles in Crackdown on Dangerous Overloading

Kogi Begins Mass Livestock Vaccination to Halt Deadly Animal Diseases

Nigeria Needs N36bn Investment to Unlock Commercial Beekeeping Growth

Nigeria Tightens Antimicrobial Surveillance as Poor Data Threatens Public Health

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