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Taraba Records First Diphtheria Death as 14 Suspected Cases Test Negative Taraba Trains Women as ‘Big Sisters’ to Reduce Maternal Deaths

Taraba Trains Women as ‘Big Sisters’ to Reduce Maternal Deaths

Taraba Records First Diphtheria Death as 14 Suspected Cases Test Negative

Mirian Gom September 16, 2026

TARABA, Nigeria – Taraba State has recorded its first confirmed case of diphtheria, with the bacterial infection...

NLC Demands Wage Relief as Petrol Prices Bite

NLC Demands Wage Relief as Petrol Prices Bite

Oluwatobi Adu September 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is demanding urgent measures from the Federal Government to...

FG, Labour Reach Five-Point Deal Over King’s College Dispute

FG, Labour Reach Five-Point Deal Over King’s College Dispute

Mirian Gom September 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government and labour unions in the Ministry of Education have reached a...

JAMB Reviews UTME’s Ability to Predict Tertiary Success JAMB Registrar Segun Aina with committee members during the inauguration of the UTME reform committee in Abuja

JAMB Registrar Segun Aina with committee members during the inauguration of the UTME reform committee in Abuja

JAMB Reviews UTME’s Ability to Predict Tertiary Success

Oluwatobi Adu September 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is reviewing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination...

WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat Nigeria's Suicide Law: Can Mental Health Reform Save More Lives?

Nigeria's Suicide Law: Can Mental Health Reform Save More Lives?

WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat

Korede Abdullah September 16, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – For Olanrewaju Bakare, the loss of his private-sector job in August 2024 did not...

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Ile-Ife Motor Park Shooting: Osun Police Recover Second Corpse as Investigation Deepens

Korede Abdullah September 15, 2026

OSUN, Nigeria – The Osun State Police Command has recovered a second corpse following Sunday’s shooting at...

Igbeti Military Camp Attack: Oyo Arrests Five Suspects as 120 Soldiers Hunt Attackers Ile-Ife Motor Park Shooting: Police Recover Second Corpse

Ile-Ife Motor Park Shooting: Police Recover Second Corpse

Igbeti Military Camp Attack: Oyo Arrests Five Suspects as 120 Soldiers Hunt Attackers

Korede Abdullah September 15, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Oyo State Government says five suspected terrorists have been arrested following an attack...

WHEN PERIODS BECOME A SKIN BATTLE: Why Some Nigerian Women React to Sanitary Pads Sanitary pads arranged for menstrual hygiene as Nigerian women report itching and skin irritation from some products.

Sanitary pads arranged for menstrual hygiene as Nigerian women report itching and skin irritation from some products.

WHEN PERIODS BECOME A SKIN BATTLE: Why Some Nigerian Women React to Sanitary Pads

Hope Ajayi September 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerian women, sanitary pads are an everyday part of menstruation. But...

Cancer Is Not a Death Sentence – BRICON Tells Survivors

Cancer Is Not a Death Sentence’ — BRICON Urges Survivors to Keep Living

Cancer Is Not a Death Sentence – BRICON Tells Survivors

Hope Ajayi September 13, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The BRICON Foundation has urged cancer patients and survivors to embrace life beyond diagnosis,...

NDLEA Warns Nigerians: Don’t Accept ‘Abroad’ Parcels You Haven’t Checked NDLEA operatives display seized drugs during a nationwide crackdown.

NDLEA operatives display seized drugs during a nationwide crackdown.

NDLEA Warns Nigerians: Don’t Accept ‘Abroad’ Parcels You Haven’t Checked

Mirian Gom September 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned Nigerians against accepting consignments from...