Kwara State — long seen as one of the quieter corners of Nigeria’s North-Central region — has now been thrust into the eye of the storm. A shadowy terror group, known as the Mahmuda Group, has surfaced, dealing yet another blow to Nigeria’s fragile security architecture already buckling under the weight of Boko Haram insurgency…
The World Bank’s report predicting that Nigeria will sink deeper into poverty by 2027 has continued to dominate public discourse. In this special report, Korede Abdullah, Africa Health Report’s Southwest correspondent, outlines what the Tinubu administration must do to reverse the trend. A Chilling Forecast In a chilling forecast that should jolt every policymaker awake,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has uncovered irregularities in the payroll system of local government councils, as no fewer than 247 staff members were discovered to have either retired from service or died, AHR gathered. The discovery revealed that the names of the affected local government staff had been appearing on the…
The World Bank has sounded the alarm over Nigeria’s worsening poverty outlook, warning that structural weaknesses in governance and public finance could derail efforts to improve living standards. In its latest Africa’s Pulse report, released during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, D.C., the institution…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed into law four landmark bills that establish new agencies designed to strengthen institutional frameworks and accelerate sustainable development across the state. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Thursday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. The newly signed…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert regarding the voluntary recall of a batch of Zovirax IV Infusion 250mg by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Limited due to potential quality defects. In a statement titled Public Alert No. 09/2025, NAFDAC said the recall was initiated after the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest and remand of six promoters linked to the fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme known as “CBEX,” which allegedly scammed Nigerian investors out of approximately $1 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite issued this directive on Thursday, following an ex-parte motion presented by the Economic…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has closed Myra Event Centre in the Guzape District of Abuja due to ongoing noise pollution and other infractions. The closure was announced on Thursday by the Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Mr. Felix Obuah, who stated that the action aligns with the administration’s broader environmental…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared that Nigerians need “light, not lies,” as it condemned the recent claim by Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, that 150 million Nigerians now enjoy adequate electricity with just 5,500 megawatts. According to a statement released on Wednesday by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, the union described the minister’s…
