Delta Assembly Passes 13th-Month Salary Bill
DELTA,Nigeria – The Delta State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to give legal backing to the payment of a 13th-month salary…
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NAF Receives Five New Helicopters to Boost Airpower
ABUJA, Nigeria -The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government steps up efforts to modernise and…
ASUU-LASU Declares Indefinite Strike Over 2025 Agreement
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-LASU) has declared a total and indefinite strike over…
Taraba Denies TETFund Link to Rector’s Suspension
TARABA, Nigeria – The Taraba State Ministry of Tertiary Education has denied reports that the suspension of Yakubu Garjila, Rector of the Taraba State…
IDA Raises $3bn to Expand Development Financing
ABUJA, Nigeria – The International Development Association (IDA) has raised $3 billion through a new five-year global bond as it seeks to expand the…
WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat
LAGOS, Nigeria – For Olanrewaju Bakare, the loss of his private-sector job in August 2024 did not leave him time to search for the…
Mpox in Africa: 11 Countries Report 1,153 Cases
ABUJA, Nigeria – Eleven African countries recorded active transmission of mpox in Africa over six weeks, reporting 1,153 confirmed cases and seven deaths between…
Childhood Cancer Medicines Shortages Threaten Treatment
ABUJA, Nigeria – Shortages of childhood cancer medicines are threatening children’s ability to complete treatment in low- and middle-income countries, with a new assessment…
WHO Commonwealth Health Partnership Renewed
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Commonwealth Secretariat have renewed their WHO Commonwealth health partnership with a stronger focus on…
Nigeria Announces 15 New ICT Experience Centres
KWARA, Nigeria – Nigeria is expanding its ICT Experience Centres programme to 15 additional tertiary institutions across the country to strengthen youth digital skills,…