For residents of Kwana Shida, living beside a mountain of garbage has become normal. The open dump site is adjacent to a major road that connects Maiduguri and Zaria highways, where schoolchildren, food vendors, and traders go about their daily activities. “We sleep and wake up with flies. The smell enters our food, our shops,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised concern over the mass exodus of 30 medical doctors from Jigawa State between February 2025 and July, blaming the trend on poor remuneration and stalled salary reforms. Chairman of the NMA in Jigawa, Dr Usman Haruna, disclosed this during a press conference in Dutse…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Kano State Government has launched a landmark intervention aimed at eliminating mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B, making it the first Nigerian state to implement the Triple Elimination strategy for HIV, Hepatitis, and Syphilis among pregnant women. Speaking during a press briefing to mark the 2025 World Hepatitis Day in Kano on…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that 152 deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever infections so far in 2025. According to the agency’s latest epidemiological report released Monday, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) now stands at 18.7 per cent—higher than the 17.3 per cent recorded during…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has officially opened applications for the recruitment of certified MBBS doctors into state-owned hospitals as part of its efforts to strengthen the health sector and improve service delivery. This development was confirmed in a notice issued by the Kano State Hospitals Management Board dated 25th July 2025,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano A devastating flood following over six hours of torrential rainfall on Sunday has left dozens missing—mostly children—and submerged more than 600 houses in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Communities worst hit include Shagari Low Cost, Sabon Pegi, Modire, and Yolde Pate. Residents say the flood came without warning,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has intensified efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness and flood mitigation through continuous capacity development of staff and stakeholders in Borno and Yobe states. Speaking in Maiduguri at the weekend, the Northeast Zonal Coordinator for NEMA, Abdullahi Garba Surajo, said 21 local government areas across the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Jigawa State Government has made genotype testing compulsory for all intending couples as part of efforts to reduce the prevalence of sickle cell disease and promote public health. The announcement was made on Thursday, July 25, 2025, by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, following a State…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government will tomorrow, Saturday, July 26, 2025, launch a four-day integrated malaria prevention campaign targeting children under five across all 44 local government areas. The campaign combines Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with the mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), aiming to protect millions of children during the peak…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) on Thursday trained civil society organizations and media practitioners in Kano to step up advocacy for the full implementation of the Free Maternal and Child Healthcare (FMNCH) Law. The one-day workshop focused on building participants’ capacity for data-driven advocacy, grassroots mobilization,…
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