Nigeria, Italy Push $5bn Global Education Fund
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria and Italy have stepped up efforts to mobilise $5 billion for global education financing, with Vice President Kashim Shettima urging…
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African Drug Distributors Seek Joint Action Against Fake Medicines
LAGOS, Nigeria – African pharmaceutical distributors are calling for stronger cross-border cooperation among governments and regulators to tackle the circulation of falsified and substandard…
MTN, Gates Launch $25m AI Maternal Health Initiative
ABUJA, Nigeria – MTN Group Foundation and the Gates Foundation have launched a $25 million AI-enabled maternal health initiative in Nigeria aimed at helping…
NADF Moves to Expand Non-Interest Finance for Farmers
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has begun validating a proposed Non-Interest Finance Framework aimed at widening access to agricultural financing…
WHO, African Editors Develop Road Safety Media Guidelines
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have begun developing Africa’s first media guidelines…
Lassa Fever Cases Reach 1,086 in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has recorded 1,086 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 259 deaths across 24 states and 118 Local Government Areas in 2026,…
Nine Killed in Fresh Plateau Attacks
PLATEAU, Nigeria – At least nine people, including a pastor, have been killed in fresh attacks across communities in Barkin Ladi, Riyom and neighbouring…
Kwara Poly Expels 42 Students Over Exam Malpractice
KWARA, Nigeria – The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has expelled 42 students for examination malpractice after investigations by the institution’s Examination Malpractice Committee. The…
Polio Surveillance Gaps Persist in Hard-to-Reach Communities
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has identified surveillance gaps that could delay the detection of polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases among children in underserved communities,…
Shettima to Represent Nigeria at 81st UNGA
ABUJA, Nigeria — Vice President Kashim Shettima will represent Nigeria and lead the country’s delegation to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New…