Group Urges Lagos Government to Restore Safe Pregnancy Termination Guideline
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has called on the Lagos State Government to restore its suspended guideline on…
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FCTA Targets 20,000 Pets in Mass Rabies Vaccination Campaign Across Six Area
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has launched a two-week mass vaccination campaign targeting between 15,000 and 20,000 dogs and cats…
WHO Restricts Ervebo Vaccine Use as DRC Ebola Outbreak Drives New Research Strategy
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued fresh emergency guidance restricting the use of the licensed Ervebo Ebola vaccine during outbreaks…
Ogun Flood Alert: Residents Urged to Relocate Ahead of Heavy Rains
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – The Ogun flood alert has been strengthened as the Ogun State Government urges residents living in flood-prone communities to relocate to…
Enugu Students Learn in Crumbling School After Years of Neglect
ENUGU, Nigeria – Students in an abandoned Enugu school continue to learn in unsafe classrooms surrounded by collapsing buildings more than a decade after…
Traditional Medicine Key to Universal Health Coverage – Experts
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has called for greater investment in research, innovation, standardisation and regulation of traditional medicine, saying…
OPay Expands ₦1.2bn Scholarship to 41 Institutions
LAGOS, Nigeria – OPay scholarship programme is set to expand to 41 tertiary institutions across Nigeria by the end of 2026 as the fintech…
The Children Nigeria Is Still Not Seeing: Inside the Cost of Autism, Stigma
ABUJA, Nigeria – For some Nigerian families, autism begins with a child who does not speak when expected, struggles with social interaction, avoids eye…
Update: Plateau Diphtheria Death Toll Rises to 23
PLATEAU, Nigeria – The Plateau diphtheria outbreak has claimed 23 lives in the past two weeks, with 143 suspected cases recorded across the state…
Oil Prices Surge as US-Iran Conflict Escalates
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global oil prices climbed more than 2%, extending weekly gains to around 10%, after fresh US military strikes on an Iranian…