Yobe Activates Ebola Emergency Plan, Strengthens Border Surveillance
YOBE, Nigeria – Yobe State has activated its public health emergency management system and strengthened cross-border surveillance as part of preparations against a possible…
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Empty Plates, Stolen Futures: How Food Insecurity Threatens Nigeria’s Children
ABUJA, Nigeria – For mothers in Kpana village and Masaka, Nasarawa State, feeding their children increasingly means choosing what the family can afford rather…
WHO: Nigeria Has No Active Ebola Cases After Patient’s Evacuation
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria currently has no active Ebola cases following the evacuation of the confirmed patient and her husband to Switzerland, according to…
NiMet Warns Asthma Patients as Dust Haze, Thunderstorms Loom
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned people with asthma and other respiratory conditions to take precautions as dust haze, thunderstorms…
EFCC Arrests 15 Over Alleged Illegal Lithium Processing in Ogun
OGUN, Nigeria- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 14 Chinese nationals and a Nigerian over alleged illegal lithium processing at four…
Aro Psychiatric Hospital Nurses Give Management 21 Days
OGUN, Nigeria – Nurses at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, have given management 21 days to address shortages of essential medical equipment, inadequate…
FG Reports 1.3m Applications for TVET Programme, ₦13.98bn Disbursed
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 1.3 million people have applied for the Federal Government’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme, with about…
NCDC Offers Ebola Contacts ₦100,000 Weekly Quarantine Allowance
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has introduced a ₦100,000 weekly allowance for people quarantined after possible exposure…
NCDC Identifies 53 Ebola Contacts as Second Suspected Case Tests Negative
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has identified 53 primary contacts linked to a confirmed Ebola case, while a second suspected case in Rivers State has…
NDLEA Arrests US-Based Nigerian Grandmother With 9.45kg Cannabis, South African Woman With 36.65kg Cocaine
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 62-year-old Nigerian-American woman with 9.45kg of cannabis at Lagos…