Significant progress has landed in Hadejia, Jigawa State. In a major event packed with high-ranking officials, Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, officially opened two landmark projects: the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Academy and a state-of-the-art clinic and dialysis centre built in her honor. During the ceremony, the First Lady […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has placed Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Rivers, and several other states on a high alert for Ebola preparedness following an official classification rating Nigeria’s risk of importing the deadly virus as high. In a sweeping national public health advisory sent […]
While the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control renewed its ban on sachets and tiny PET-bottled alcoholic beverages, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has called for the Federal Government to step in. MAN cautioned that the numerous, contradictory orders from NAFDAC’s campaign are upsetting companies and causing […]
In order to provide a reliable, transparent, and internationally accepted headcount, Nigeria’s federal government has made good communication a top priority as the country approaches its next national census and this was made evident in Abuja when Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, welcomed Dr. Aminu Yusuf, Chairman […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Lagos State Government, through its Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), has issued a high-level caution to public health providers, including the General Hospital, Badagry, following a surge in reports of patients being denied essential medications. The warning was delivered during a specialized Sensitization Campaign […]
Attorneys for well-known Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie and her partner; Dr. Ivara Esege, have written to Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos regarding the passing of her son Nkanu Nnamdi, who was 21 months old. The Attorneys claimed in a legal notice dated January 10, 2026, that the hospital, its anesthesiologist, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued Public Alert No. 041/2025, announcing the recall of Indomie brand noodles (Vegetable Flavour) following the discovery of undeclared allergens in the product. According to the agency, laboratory findings revealed the presence of milk and eggs, […]
The Nigeria Red Cross Society would be able to help almost 170,000 households in the northern states of Adamawa, Benue, Borno, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara with this financing, the EU said in the statement. Community outreach, screening, and outpatient care for children with simple severe acute malnutrition […]
According to the Lagos State administration, in 2024, fire occurrences throughout the state caused the loss of property valued at N19.52 billion. This was revealed by Mr. Olugbenga Oyerinde, the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, at the current ministerial press briefing on Wednesday to commemorate the second year […]
Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, has claimed that certain Nigerian military personnel and politicians are assisting Boko Haram rebels by serving as informants. In an interview with News Central’s Breakfast Central on Wednesday, Zulum revealed the information and promised that the government will bolster its intelligence apparatus and […]