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Nigeria Issues Flood Alerts as Lagos Streets Submerge, Kogi Villages Drown Flooded street in Lagos with cars submerged after heavy rainfall.

Nigeria Issues Flood Alerts as Lagos Streets Submerge, Kogi Villages Drown

Mirian Gom September 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued flood alerts for 15 states and 69...

CBN Warns Naira Abusers Face Fines, Jail for Misconduct CBN warns Nigerians against naira abuse with fines and jail

CBN Warns Naira Abusers Face Fines, Jail for Misconduct

Juliet Jacob September 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Central Bank of Nigeria has renewed warnings against naira abuse, cautioning offenders they...

Nigeria Police Pay ₦2.2bn to Families of Fallen Officers Nigeria Police hand ₦2.2bn cheques to families of fallen officers

Nigeria Police Pay ₦2.2bn to Families of Fallen Officers

Chukwu Obinna September 24, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria – The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has handed ₦2.2 billion in life insurance cheques...

Gates Foundation Backs $40 HIV Shot to End Epidemic Gates Foundation backs affordable HIV prevention injection for low-income nations

Gates Foundation Backs $40 HIV Shot to End Epidemic

Korede Abdullah September 24, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has struck a deal with India’s Hetero Labs...

Group Donates Mosquito Nets, Bed Sheets to Ogun Hospitals COWA members donate mosquito nets to Idiroko General Hospital in Ogun State

Group Donates Mosquito Nets, Bed Sheets to Ogun Hospitals

Chukwu Obinna September 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Ogun I Command Chapter, has donated mosquito nets...

WHO, UNICEF Warn Billions Still Lack Basic Services in Health Facilities A new WHO/UNICEF report warns that billions of patients worldwide still face unsafe care in facilities without water, sanitation, electricity, and waste management.

A new WHO/UNICEF report warns that billions of patients worldwide still face unsafe care in facilities without water, sanitation, electricity, and waste management.

WHO, UNICEF Warn Billions Still Lack Basic Services in Health Facilities

Koko Maxwella September 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – A recent report jointly published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF has...

Africa CDC Secures $2.65m Grant to Tackle NCDs 1000132973

Africa CDC Secures $2.65m Grant to Tackle NCDs

Juliet Jacob September 24, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has secured a $2.65...

Nigeria’s Double Burden: Starving, Overfed Children in Crisis A split-scene image showing a thin, hungry child in rural Nigeria holding an empty plate on the left, and an overweight child in Lagos holding a soda and chips on the right, symbolising the country’s double burden of malnutrition and obesity.