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Lagos to Launch Paid Street Parking Scheme Across Major Cities

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Lagos to Launch Paid Street Parking Scheme Across Major Cities

Korede Abdullah May 7, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Parking Authority plans to introduce paid on-street parking across key commercial districts...

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Africa CDC Tracks Cruise-Linked Hantavirus Cluster, Public Risk Low

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Africa CDC Tracks Cruise-Linked Hantavirus Cluster, Public Risk Low

Oluwatobi Adu May 6, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring a hantavirus outbreak linked...

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Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

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Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – A rare human-transmissible hantavirus strain is confirmed in South Africa after deaths linked to...

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Africa Health Workforce Surges as Shortages, Migration Crisis Deepens

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Africa Health Workforce Surges as Shortages, Migration Crisis Deepens

Oluwatobi Adu May 6, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa’s health workforce is expanding rapidly, yet millions remain without care as unemployment and...

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Nigeria Urged to Cut Drug Imports, Boost Local Pharmaceutical Industry

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Nigeria Urged to Cut Drug Imports, Boost Local Pharmaceutical Industry

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026 0

ILORIN, Nigeria – Nigeria faces calls to reduce medicine imports and strengthen local production to secure health...

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NAFDAC Reforms Boost Drug Safety, Nigeria Joins African Medicines Treaty

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NAFDAC Reforms Boost Drug Safety, Nigeria Joins African Medicines Treaty

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria strengthens drug regulation and joins a continental treaty to curb fake medicines and...

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Nigeria Unveils Bold Plan to Tackle 30,000 Midwife Shortage

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Nigeria Unveils Bold Plan to Tackle 30,000 Midwife Shortage

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria launches an ambitious national strategy to close a 30,000-midwife gap, targeting high maternal...

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Nigeria Education Reform Drive Gains Momentum with New Leadership Appointments

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Nigeria Education Reform Drive Gains Momentum with New Leadership Appointments

Otamere Gladness May 6, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s education sector receives a major governance boost as new agency leaders are inaugurated...

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Nigeria Hands Over New Lagos Bridge Project to Chinese Firm

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Nigeria Hands Over New Lagos Bridge Project to Chinese Firm

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria awards a major bridge reconstruction project in Lagos, citing urgent structural risks and...

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Experts Warn Nigeria Against Fortifying Ultra-Processed Foods Nationwide

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Experts Warn Nigeria Against Fortifying Ultra-Processed Foods Nationwide

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Public health experts urge Nigeria to rethink food fortification policies, warning that ultra-processed foods...

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