Lagos Intensifies Diphtheria Surveillance, Says No Current Outbreak
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has intensified disease surveillance and emergency preparedness against diphtheria, assuring residents that there is no active outbreak…
Lagos Seeks Private Investment to Strengthen Healthcare for 30m Residents
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has called for increased private-sector investment in healthcare, saying public funding alone cannot meet the needs of…
Experts Raise Alarm Over Food Adulteration, Contamination in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria – Food safety experts have warned that widespread food adulteration, contamination and weak supply-chain traceability are exposing millions of Nigerians to preventable…
World Bank Invests ₦1.5bn in Ondo Malaria Project, Prevalence Drops to 13%
ONDO, Nigeria – The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) says a ₦1.5 billion World Bank investment in the IMPACT Malaria Project has significantly…
Amotekun Arrests 53 Suspects, 21 Undocumented Foreigners Over Kidnapping, Others
ONDO, Nigeria – The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested 53 suspects for alleged involvement in kidnapping, murder,…
Lagos Upgrades Five Police Divisions to Boost Response to Sexual, Domestic Violence
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has expanded its response to domestic and sexual violence by upgrading five additional police divisions into Family…
Lagos, WaterAid Sign Partnership to Restore Ojokoro Water Works, Expand Water Supply
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has signed a rehabilitation contract with BayRoyal International, supported by WaterAid, to restore the Ojokoro Mini…
Delta Health Workers Threaten Statewide Strike Over Unpaid Allowances
DELTA, Nigeria – Healthcare services across Delta State may face major disruption as two health sector unions have issued a final strike notice to…
School Resumption: Expert Urges Lagos, Ogun to Tighten Diphtheria Surveillance Ahead of New Term
LAGOS, Nigeria – As primary and secondary schools resume across Nigeria, an infectious disease expert has urged the Lagos and Ogun State governments to…
Dangote Refinery Launches ₦2.15tn IPO, Set for September 14 NGX Listing
LAGOS, Nigeria- Dangote Refinery has received regulatory approval to launch a ₦2.15 trillion Initial Public Offering (IPO), paving the way for one of the…