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AMR: Livestock uses more antibiotics than human health sector - Pate

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has said the livestock sector uses more antibiotics than the human health sector. Mr Pate noted that the res... Read More


AMR: Nigeria admits gaps in tracking drug-resistant infections

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The federal government has acknowledged gaps in Nigeria's antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance, saying available estimates may not fully reflect the country's burden of drug... Read More


Military Plane Crash: Divers, rescue team intensify search for victims' bodies, black box

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- One week after the crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft, divers and rescue teams have intensified their search for the black box and the bodies of the victims of the accident. T... Read More


BREAKING: Fake Professorship: ARISE News bars Anthony Kila from its programmes

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- ARISE News has barred political analyst Anthony Kila from appearing on its television channel and other platforms, citing "unanswered questions" about his acclaimed academic creden... Read More


Okey Bakassi debunks separation rumour, says marriage remains intact

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- Nigerian comedian and actor Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, popular as Okey Bakassi, has debunked reports that he and his wife, Ezinne, have separated, insisting that their marriage r... Read More


Catholic diocese shuts schools, hospital, parish over repeated attacks

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The Catholic Diocese of Gboko has closed four institutions in Ihugh, a community in Benue State, and withdrawn its priests, religious sisters and other personnel over repeated atta... Read More


Nigeria records 268 Lassa fever deaths as fatality rate rises to 23.6%- NCDC

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- Nigeria has recorded 268 deaths from Lassa fever in 2026, with the case fatality rate rising to 23.6 per cent, compared with 18.6 per cent during the same period in 2025, according... Read More


Nigeria records 268 Lassa fever deaths as fatality rate rises to 23.6% - NCDC

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- Nigeria has recorded 268 deaths from Lassa fever in 2026, with the case fatality rate rising to 23.6 per cent, compared with 18.6 per cent during the same period in 2025, according... Read More


Obasanjo, Diri renew Niger Delta's agitation for bigger oil revenue

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri have renewed calls to review Nigeria's 13 per cent derivation allocation to oil-producing states, arguing t... Read More


APC picks Adeleke to lead Tinubu's campaign in Osun, assigns Akande, Omisore roles, excludes Oyetola

Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has been named the state coordinator for the 2027 presidential campaign of President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,... Read More