Global Hepatitis Progress Too Slow to Meet 2030 Goals -WHO
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis are making progress but remain off track to meet 2030 targets, according to new data…
Kano Revenue Jumps to ₦102bn, Targets ₦200bn Amid Tax Reforms
KANO, Nigeria – Kano State has doubled down on aggressive tax reforms after internally generated revenue surged to ₦102 billion in 2025, with authorities…
69 Dead, 246 Injured as Lagos Road Crashes Surge in Early 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria – At least 69 people have been killed and 246 others injured in road crashes across Lagos in just three months, exposing…
Shattered Futures: Abuja’s Silent Education Emergency
ABUJA, Nigeria – In Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, where futures should be shaped, a quiet crisis is unfolding behind locked classroom doors as recurrent…
Africa Immunisation Gains Surge as Funding Gaps Threaten Progress
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa’s expanding immunisation programmes are saving millions of lives and curbing deadly diseases, but a looming funding gap now threatens to…
Vaccines Save 150m Lives, Who Urges Stronger Global Action
ABUJA, Nigeria – Vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization says, warning that global…
Algeria Eliminates Trachoma as Africa Pushes to End Neglected Diseases
ABUJA, Nigeria – Algeria achieves a major public health milestone after being officially recognised for eliminating trachoma as a public health threat. The validation…
Africa Strengthens Outbreak Response Systems Following Mpox Emergency Review Meeting
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – African health authorities are strengthening outbreak response systems following a review led by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…
Ondo Doctors Threaten Strike Over Poor Welfare, Staffing Crisis Deepens
AKURE, Nigeria – Doctors under the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State warn of possible industrial action over worsening welfare conditions and staffing…
Rice Imports Surge Threatens Nigeria’s Farmers, Local Production Faces Collapse
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigerian rice farmers warn that rising imports of cheaper foreign rice are crippling local production, threatening years of progress towards food…