At least 25 per cent of Nigerian paternity tests disprove fatherhood, according to Smart DNA’s 2025 Annual Testing Report, underscoring deep cracks in family trust and rising demand for scientific proof of parentage. The report, released Sunday, reveals that one in every four presumed fathers tested between July 2024 and June 2025 were not the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Nigerian Exchange Group, in collaboration with the Health Emergency Initiative and the Lagos State Government, has launched Project B.L.O.O.M. (Bringing Life to Our Overlooked Minors) to address rising cases of child malnutrition. The initiative, rolled out at Aiyetoro Health Centre in Yaba on Monday, focuses on children under five across…
Dennis Gabriel ABUJA, Nigeria – As Nigeria battles a sharp increase in cholera cases during the 2025 rainy season, the Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other key partners, has intensified nationwide efforts to strengthen cholera preparedness and response. In a statement issued Friday by the WHO Nigeria Communications Office,…
Daniel Gabriel ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has nominated 39-year-old Engr Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The announcement was made on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Ramat, a certified electrical engineer and administrator, holds…
Chukwu Obinna ABUJA, Nigeria – The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has inaugurated a 100-bed Renewed Hope Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Oko Ita, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, aimed at improving maternal and child health services in the region. The state-of-the-art facility was constructed under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda…
Dennis Gabriel ABUJA, Nigeria – The outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that despite possessing some of the world’s largest renewable energy resources, more than 600 million people across Africa still lack access to electricity. In a statement issued on Wednesday, based on remarks delivered at the 2025…
Dennis Gabriel Abuja, Nigeria — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) introduces rigorous new measures to screen exceptional candidates under 16 seeking university admission in the 2025/2026 academic year. At a virtual meeting with vice-chancellors on Wednesday, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, declared an end to the “academic abuse” of psychologically unprepared minors being…
Chukwu Obinna The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a landmark framework to accelerate the development of faster, affordable diagnostic tools for neonatal sepsis, a major yet often undetected cause of infant deaths globally. In a statement published on WHO’s website on Wednesday, the new Target Product Profile (TPP) aims to guide the creation…
Dennis Gabriel Abuja, Nigeria – The Edo State Government has shut down five revenue-collecting entities—including four major transport unions and a private firm—over widespread extortion rackets allegedly siphoning millions of naira from motorists under illegal levies. In a statement issued Wednesday, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Umar Ikhilor, announced the immediate ban of the…
Chukwu Obinna ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria risks losing hard-won progress in its HIV response unless immediate and sustained domestic investments are made, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) warns. In a statement posted Tuesday on its official X handle, NACA states that over-reliance on international donors is no longer sustainable. “Sustainability…
