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,…
In a renewed push to enhance Nigeria’s primary healthcare delivery system, the federal government has announced ambitious targets and significant achievements in revitalising Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country, as part of a broader effort to ensure equitable access to quality care at the grassroots. Speaking at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency’s…
A new report by SBM Intelligence has revealed that the rising cost of preparing a basic pot of jollof rice is highlighting the intensifying food insecurity crisis gripping West and Central Africa, with Nigeria emerging as a key flashpoint. According to the report, over 40 million people across the region struggled to access food during…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has collected over ₦1.75 trillion in revenue in the first quarter of 2025—exceeding its quarterly target by more than ₦106 billion and marking a nearly 30% year-on-year increase. This was disclosed on Monday by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, during a press briefing at the Service’s…
Several Nigerians who registered their businesses with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 2023 are now facing frustrating challenges retrieving their documents online. Africa Health Reports, AHR, checks indicate that hundreds of thousands of affected individuals say they are unable to access or download their certificates and other registration files. Further checks by AHR show…
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