by Favour Owonibi | Mar 24, 2025 | Health, International, NEWS
Pope Francis has offered a blessing for the first time since being admitted on the 14th of February. The 88-year-old pontiff appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome on Sunday and was discharged minutes later Dr Sergio Alfieri, one of the doctors...
by Peace Araga | Mar 21, 2025 | Health, NEWS, Security
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a thorough investigation into the tanker explosion that caused multiple accidents and fatalities at Karu Bridge, Abuja, on Wednesday night. The President condoled with family members who lost loved ones in the inferno and ordered...
by Success Nmesoma Maduagwu | Mar 6, 2025 | Health, NEWS
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 506 Lassa fever cases out of 2,492 suspected cases, with 95 deaths. This was revealed by the organisation on Wednesday. The situation report on the hemorrhagic fever for week eight also showed...
by Oni Kayode | Jan 30, 2025 | Health, Local, NEWS, Security
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Niger State Government for judiciously utilizing 6 million dollars within three years to strengthen primary health care system with the registration of over 400,000 births in 2024 exceeding the 10...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Sep 27, 2024 | Health, Local, NEWS, Security
11 people have died following a devastating flood ravaging communities across 19 out of the 25 local government areas in Niger State The floodwaters have swept away a staggering 118,692 farmlands, plunging many residents into uncertainty as their means of livelihood...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Sep 25, 2024 | Health, NEWS
The U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reaffirmed it’s dedication to strengthening the Nigeria’s public health emergency preparedness and response capacity . This move was made crucial in order to empower Nigerian disease experts...
