SPECIAL REPORT: Poor infrastructure, long distance hinder schooling in Abuja community

Nigeria, July 23 -- At the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School, Dagiri, a community in the university town of Gwagwalada on the outskirts of Abuja, pupils sit on wooden chairs inside a clas... Read More

UNICEF raises alarm over unlawful detention of children, calls for urgent reform

Nigeria, July 21 -- A new assessment by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has exposed disturbing details about the plight of thousands of Nigerian children and young adults locked away in de... Read More

FCT doctors suspend three month strike

Nigeria, July 21 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) branch of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) has suspended its three-month-long strike, f... Read More

NCDC issues health warning on cholera, yellow fever and dengue fever

Nigeria, July 18 -- As Nigeria's flood season intensifies, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a nationwide health alert over the rising threat of waterborne and ve... Read More

Over 91 Million Africans living with chronic viral hepatitis - WHO

Nigeria, July 17 -- More than 91 million people across Africa are living with chronic viral hepatitis, according to new data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), raising concerns over the low lev... Read More

Millions of children still lack access to vaccines - UN

Nigeria, July 15 -- A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has revealed that more than 14 million children around the world remain unvacci... Read More

Nigeria targets $10 billion pharma sector to boost medicine security

Nigeria, July 11 -- As Nigeria seeks to secure its medicine supply and reduce dependence on imports, the pharmaceutical industry is targeting a tenfold expansion, projecting growth from an estimated $... Read More

FACT-CHECK: Viral video praising Imo's infrastructure shot in Abia

Nigeria, July 6 -- Claim: A drone shot shared by X user @VoiceOfIgbo claimed to show infrastructural developments in Owerri, the capital of Imo State in South-East Nigeria. Verdict: False! The video ... Read More

Mohammed Janabi formally assumes office as WHO Africa regional director

Nigeria, July 1 -- Tanzanian professor and cardiologist, Mohammed Janabi, has formally assumed office as the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. Mr Janabi took up the role o... Read More

Group Calls for ban on dog meat trade, ritual animal sacrifices in Nigeria

Nigeria, June 26 -- The Coalition for Cruelty Free Africa (CFCFA), in partnership with international animal welfare organisations, has renewed calls for an end to the dog and cat meat trade and ritual... Read More

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