Hussaini Kafi in Kano Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has distributed 500 electricity transformers to communities across the state’s 44 local government areas, in a major push to enhance rural electrification. At the flag-off event held Sunday at the Rural Electricity Board, the governor said the transformers—ranging from 500KVA to 200KVA—were sourced from trusted…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results for its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Out of 96,838 candidates scheduled for the exercise, results for 11,161 candidates who sat the exam have been released. In a statement released by the public communication advisor,…
To mark World Zoonoses Day, Wild Africa, a conservation non-profit body has warned that Nigeria risks becoming the epicentre of the next deadly zoonotic disease outbreak if urgent action is not taken to curb its thriving illegal bushmeat trade. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Nigeria representative, Festus Iyorah, Wild Africa said diseases…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has sealed Global International College, a private institution in Lekki, for allegedly breaching environmental regulations that pose a threat to public health. In a statement released by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, the government revealed that untreated faecal sludge and wastewater were being discharged…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Fatality Rate Climbs Despite Fewer Cases Nigeria has recorded 145 deaths from Lassa fever so far in 2025, with a worrying case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.6 per cent — an increase from 17.6 per cent for the same period in 2024, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and…
The United States has intensified its support for West Africa’s public health sector by training emergency operations staff to better prepare for and respond to disease outbreaks. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), in partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), recently concluded the first Regional Public Health Emergency…
Nigeria is taking centre stage in Africa’s effort to build stronger, more resilient health systems. This is by championing sustainable financing and medical oxygen security at the upcoming Africa Primary Health Care Forum (APHCF) scheduled for July 15 in Abuja. The Director-General of the West African Institute of Public Health, Dr Francis Ohanyido said this…
“The six area councils—Abuja Municipal, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Bwari, Abaji, and Kwali—have yet to achieve open defecation-free (ODF) status, despite national targets and ongoing campaigns”. In Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the capital city of Abuja stands as a symbol of the nation’s aspirations for modernity and progress. Yet, beneath this veneer of development lies…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government for the BRICS economic bloc, with a focus on health, climate change, and artificial intelligence governance. In a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, it was…
The Federal University of Lafia has called for greater collaboration between traditional healers and modern health practitioners to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare system. At its second webinar series organised by the Centre for Cultural Studies on Wednesday in Lafia, Nasarawa State, scholars and experts emphasised the need to scientifically validate indigenous medicinal practices for safety and…
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