Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a decisive move to protect public health, the Lagos State Government has ordered the indefinite closure of the Oko Oba Abattoir in Agege, citing persistent unhygienic practices and repeated violations of environmental regulations. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the closure during an inspection…
Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in Kano The Katsina State Government has trained and graduated 955 out-of-school adolescent girls in creative and vocational skills across nine skills acquisition centres, according to Hajiya Jamila Abdu Mani, Special Adviser on Girl Child Education and Child Development. Speaking while marking Governor Dikko Umaru Radda’s two years in office, Hajiya Jamila…
The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned one Dr. Nekabari Dambere Nathan, a Port Harcourt-based medical doctor before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for fraud. Nathan was arraigned alongside his Global Horizons Academy Ltd on a…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos On World Sickle Cell Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) unveiled its first global guideline for managing sickle cell disease (SCD) in pregnancy — a breakthrough move aimed at saving mothers and babies in countries like Nigeria, which bears the world’s heaviest burden of the condition. With nearly 150,000 Nigerian babies…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for the prevention of HIV, marking what global health advocates call a critical milestone in the fight against the virus. The biannual injection, developed by Gilead Sciences, could significantly simplify HIV prevention for people at risk around the world. But the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has commenced a capacity-building training for Heads of Departments (HODs) from six Local Government Areas (LGAs) as part of efforts to make the state Open Defecation Free (ODF). The training, organised by the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), targets officials from Doguwa, Sumaila, Bebeji, Tudun…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, arrested seven internet fraudsters in Abuja. They were arrested in the Lifecamp and Kubwa axes of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, following credible intelligence that linked them to fraudulent internet activities. Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, Dele Oyewale in a statement said, “they will…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos, Hussaini Kafi in Kano and Sultan Rabiu in Abuja Bank customers and telecom subscribers have kicked against the migration to the End-User Billing (EUB) model for USSD services, which began yesterday. Africa Health Report (AHR) gathered that under the new arrangement, the N6.98 charge per 120-second USSD session will now be…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has initiated a flood awareness campaign in Lagos State to enhance prevention and safety, following the 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction by NIMET. According to a statement released by NEMA on their X (formerly known as Twitter) account on Thursday, the campaign began in Oke-Isagun, a flood-prone community. NEMA officials…
In a strategic move to intensify the fight against corruption in Nigeria, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), aimed at deploying advanced technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in anti-graft operations. The deal was formalized on…
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