A civic technology platform, MonITNG, has raised concerns over the deteriorating condition of LEA Primary School in Kpampantoshi, Ungwan Shaho, located in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), describing the school as a symbol of abandonment and failed promises. The platform, which provides citizens with tools to track the progress of public projects and access…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has urged the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to build on its recent financial gains by deepening reforms and upholding transparency in its operations. Speaking at the 62nd regular meeting of the NCS Board held Tuesday, at the Service’s headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, Edun…
The Bauchi State Government has revealed its intention to work together with security forces and traditional leaders to apprehend parents who do not permit their eligible children to receive polio vaccinations, in response to rising worries about low immunization rates throughout the state. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency…
While millions of Nigerians face worsening electricity supply, skyrocketing tariffs, and crumbling public infrastructure, on a daily basis across the country, including the nation’s capital- Abuja, President Bola Tinubu rushed and approved N10 billion project to solarise the Presidential Villa in the 2025 budget. Officially named the “Solarisation of the Villa with Solar Mini-Grid”. Juliet…
The United Kingdom has intensified its international partnerships on immigration enforcement, deporting 43 individuals to Nigeria and Ghana this week as part of its controversial “Plan for Change” initiative. According to a statement posted on the UK Government’s website Friday, the deportees included 15 failed asylum seekers, 11 foreign nationals who had served criminal sentences,…
The World Bank has sounded the alarm over Nigeria’s worsening poverty outlook, warning that structural weaknesses in governance and public finance could derail efforts to improve living standards. In its latest Africa’s Pulse report, released during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, D.C., the institution…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert regarding the voluntary recall of a batch of Zovirax IV Infusion 250mg by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Limited due to potential quality defects. In a statement titled Public Alert No. 09/2025, NAFDAC said the recall was initiated after the…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has closed Myra Event Centre in the Guzape District of Abuja due to ongoing noise pollution and other infractions. The closure was announced on Thursday by the Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Mr. Felix Obuah, who stated that the action aligns with the administration’s broader environmental…
As Nigeria intensifies its national immunisation campaign, the federal government is shifting focus to underserved and high-risk communities, reaching over 61.5 million people including millions of children with life-saving vaccines since October 2023. Speaking during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja to mark the 2025 African Vaccination Week, Executive Director of the National Primary…
In this Special Report Juliet Jacob delves into the nation’s public health underbelly to unearth some scandals around the spread of a silent killer called Diphtheria. A Public Health Scandal in Plain Sight Despite surging diphtheria infections and fatalities, the Nigerian government’s response has been sluggish at best. Poor vaccine logistics, underfunded health centres,…
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