Kano Inaugurates Special Committee to Strengthen Diphtheria Response
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has inaugurated a Special Committee on Diphtheria Outbreak Response to coordinate efforts aimed at containing the disease…
Update: Plateau Diphtheria Outbreak Kills 23 as State Shuts Schools
PLATEAU, Nigeria – The Plateau State Government has confirmed 23 deaths from a diphtheria outbreak after recording 148 suspected infections, as authorities intensify containment…
FAAN Says Uber Exit Not Linked to Airport E-Hailing Policy
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has dismissed suggestions that its airport e-hailing regulations contributed to Uber’s decision to exit…
Nigeria Trains Health Data Officers to Strengthen Polio Vaccination
NASARAWA, Nigeria – Nigeria has intensified efforts to strengthen its polio eradication programme with the training of health data officers to improve immunisation tracking,…
Enugu Students Learn in Crumbling School After Years of Neglect
ENUGU, Nigeria – Students in an abandoned Enugu school continue to learn in unsafe classrooms surrounded by collapsing buildings more than a decade after…
WHO Warns Over Africa’s Tobacco Production Paradox
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa’s tobacco production continues to rise despite a global decline in tobacco farming, even as the continent spends billions of dollars…
NAFDAC Seals Trade Fair Shops Over Cosmetics
LAGOS, Nigeria – The NAFDAC Trade Fair shops enforcement operation has led to the sealing of several business premises at the Trade Fair Complex…
Kano Diphtheria Cases Linked to Zero-Dose Children
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano diphtheria cases have been driven largely by children who have never received any routine vaccination, according to the Kano…
Police Arrest Abuja Doctors, Others Over Alleged Kidney Harvesting Syndicate in Nasarawa
NASARAWA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two Abuja-based medical doctors and two other suspects over their alleged involvement in a kidney…
FG to Install CCTV Cameras on Niger Bridge to Tackle Vandalism, Boost Security
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has announced plans to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the Niger Bridge as part of efforts to…