UN Women has restated its commitment to supporting the Association of Women Living with HIV in Nigeria (ASWHAN) in accessing care and other services to ensure their well-being. The group also pledged to support members of ASWHAN to participate in governance processes, not just within the HIV response but in the community generally. The Acting…
The Sokoto State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has empowered 40 rehabilitated survivors of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. Speaking at the closing ceremony of a five-day livelihood skills training on Thursday, the Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Hajiya Hadiza Shagari, said the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has warned of fraudulent messages circulating online, claiming that the NAF has commenced recruitment for the 2025/2026 Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) and Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC). Dismissing the recruitment advertisement as false, NAF said that no such recruitment exercise is currently ongoing, and urged Nigerians to disregard these…
A federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, struck out an application by the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, for the release of his passport to enable him travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. The court, presided over by Justice Maryanne Anineh heard the matter brought to it…
Republicans in the US Senate have said they will spare the US-backed HIV/Aids programme Pepfar from cuts, amid a larger effort to reduce government spending. Senators said they would end a plan to cut $400m (£300m) from the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief programme, leaving total proposed cuts at $9bn. The proposition was made…
A visiting Professor at the Global Public Health University (GPHU), Claire Nelson, has emphasised the urgency for Africa to build a resilient health system for the future. Nelson, a Jamaican, made this known at the inauguration of the GPHU “Faculty for the Future” to Advance Africa’s Health Agenda 2063 in Lagos. The News Agency of…
3 Aid Workers Killed – MSF An investigation by medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) into the “execution” of three of its workers during a humanitarian mission in Ethiopia’s war-hit northern Tigray region has found evidence that the country’s army was responsible for the killings four years ago. MSF’s report includes claims that Ethiopian troops…
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has sealed up Hampton Hilton Hotel and Apartments, Kaduna, for non-compliance with the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations of the Financial…
The federal government on Saturday disclosed it has secured the convictions of 44 terrorists suspects in the Phase 7 of the Kainji Detention Facility Terrorism Trial. The government through the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), said the 44 convicts were secured out of 54 suspects arraigned. This brings to a total of 785 cases involving…
US President Donald Trump has held a meeting with five African leaders on investment opportunities, strengthening economic relationships and unlocking investment opportunities across the continent. The discussion with the leaders of the African nations was held Wednesday. Nigeria was noticeable absent at the event where the African leaders showcased their nations’ abundant natural resources. The…
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