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Ebola: Africa CDC warns African leaders against politicising outbreak, finger-pointing

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned African leaders against politicising the ongoing Ebola outbreak, urging countries to avoid finger-poin... Read More


Ogun schools shut again as toxic gas sends over 100 pupils to hospital

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Schools in parts of Ogun State have been forced to close on Wednesday after more than 100 pupils were reportedly hospitalised following another exposure to an offensive gaseous sub... Read More


FG launches five-year plan to eliminate lead poisoning

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The federal government has launched a five-year strategic plan to eliminate lead poisoning in Nigeria, with a focus on strengthening prevention, surveillance, regulation and coordi... Read More


Ebola: Africa CDC urges African ownership, accountability in outbreak response

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged African governments to take greater ownership of disease outbreak responses, invest in their health sys... Read More


Ebola: Africa CDC seeks full travel history of Nigeria's patient to trace source of infection

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya, has called on Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola patient to disclose her compl... Read More


Bauchi mosque removes imam over alleged campaign for Tinubu's 2027 re-election

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The management committee of Masjid Abdullahi Bin Zubbair in Madina Quarters, Bauchi State, has removed its imam, Dahiru Abubakar, over allegations that he used sermons to campaign ... Read More


Seplat Energy appoints Effiong Okon as chief executive officer

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Seplat Energy Plc has appointed Effiong Okon as its chief executive officer, making him the first Akwa Ibom indigene to occupy the top executive position at the Nigerian energy com... Read More


Nigeria's first Ebola patient is diplomat's wife who holidayed in Uganda - Africa CDC

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola patient is the wife of a diplomat who travelled to Uganda's capital, Kampala, for a holiday, the Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease ... Read More


Ebola: Nigerians link outbreak to government's 2027 election plans

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Following the confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja, some Nigerians on X have linked the development to the federal government's plans for the 2027 general elections, questioning ... Read More


2027: What Nigeria must do to stop post-election violence - Pro-democracy activist

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Pro-democracy activist Udenta O. Udenta has proposed the establishment of the Sovereign Commission for Democratic Sustainability and National Stability to prevent political tension... Read More