Media urged to fight maternal malnutrition crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health and nutrition stakeholders urge Nigerian media organisations to play a stronger, more sustained role in tackling maternal malnutrition, warning that…
The 90m Question: How Nigeria’s Economic Crisis Is Delivering Its Bleakest Christmas in a Decade
(By Oluwatobi Adu and Chukwu Obinna) ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid December afternoon in Abuja, Garki Market should be roaring. In a normal…
Investors Back World Bank’s $200m Clean Cooking Bond
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global investors back the World Bank’s new $200 million Clean Cooking Outcome Bond, signalling rising appetite for instruments that deliver measurable…
WHO Urges Africa to Act on Rising Health Costs
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, is calling on African governments to urgently reduce crippling health…
WHO Launches New Global Tool to Improve Suicide Reporting
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) has unveiled a new guide designed to help countries strengthen the accuracy of suicide case reporting,…
WHO Flags Fake SIMULECT Threat Across Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) issues an urgent global alert after detecting falsified batches of SIMULECT, a life-saving immunosuppressant used in…
World Bank Endorses Nigeria’s Shift to Grassroots Development
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Bank signals strong support for Nigeria’s move towards grassroots-driven development, confirming that its next Country Partnership Framework (CPF) will…
Global Health Leaders Unite to Advance Radiation Safety
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global health leaders and radiation safety experts gather in Vienna this week to address rising challenges in medical radiation protection, as…
Nigeria Shifts Education Reform to 80% Policy Implementation
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria launches three new national education policies and declares a major reform shift, with the Federal Government prioritising 80 per cent…
Ogun Warns Ogijo Recyclers Over 2026 Pollution Deadline
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government issues a final ultimatum to metal recycling firms in Ogijo, warning that failure to install modern pollution-control…