Africa Health Report
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), revealing that more than 1.5 million candidates scored below 200. JAMB announced this in data made public on Monday, stating that out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the exam, only 420,415 scored above…
The Cardinals participating in 11th general congregation have arrived the Vatican ahead of conclave. About 135 cardinals are qualified by the governing rules to elect the next Pope and leader of the Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 7. The new Pope will be the 26th in the history of leadership of the Church. As of…
The Vatican Governorate is informing the city state’s residents and employees that beginning on May 7 at 3 p.m. local time, “all the transmission systems of the mobile phone telecommunications signal, present in the territory of the Vatican City State … will be deactivated.” The measure is part of the security requirements of the conclave…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Over 50 civil society organizations (CSOs) have called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to step down following the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the conviction of Professor Peter Ogban, the returning officer in the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial election, for electoral fraud. This information was contained in a…
A new World Bank report has revealed that Nigeria’s deepening rural poverty crisis is being driven by systemic underdevelopment, regional disparities, and lack of access to education, infrastructure, and jobs — with children and the uneducated bearing the brunt. The April 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief for Nigeria paints a troubling portrait of growing inequality,…
A groundbreaking study out of Australia has found that receiving vaccine booster shots in the same arm as the original dose may lead to faster and more effective immune responses, opening new possibilities for improving immunisation strategies. Scientists from the University of New South Wales and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research employed live imaging…
By John Nwokocha, Abuja Preparations to electing the next Pope- Francis’ successor are on top gear as Cardinals from around the world will meet this week. The Cardinals must hold a series of congregazioni – special meetings, known as ‘a conclave’ during which they will discuss what sort of leader they are looking for, and…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In many Nigerian homes, a single kitchen knife often multitasks—cutting raw meat, vegetables, and even fruits—without a second thought. But experts are sounding the alarm over this common practice, warning it could be a silent driver of dangerous foodborne infections. “When the same knife is used, cross-contamination occurs. We must look…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and development partners, has launched the 2025 National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs) campaign to eradicate polio and bolster routine immunisation efforts. Running from May 3 to 6, the campaign targets children under five through fixed posts,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos As part of activities marking the World Immunisation Week, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with select journalists and stakeholders embarked on an immunisation sensitisation tour to Zarama Primary Health Care Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The initiative aimed to deepen public understanding of the importance of childhood immunisation…