The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched a mass immunisation campaign in Taraba State, aiming to vaccinate more than one million children under the age of five against polio. The statewide campaign was officially flagged off on Saturday in Jalingo, the state capital, as part of Nigeria’s continued efforts to eliminate polio […]
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal Government to immediately release the remaining two months of withheld salaries owed to its members over their participation in the 2022 nationwide strike. This demand was part of a communique issued at the end of SSANU’s 51st National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held […]
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hadja Ibrahima, has called for a comprehensive legal framework to guide the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across West Africa. Speaking through the Second Deputy Speaker, Adjaratou Coulibaly, at a regional parliamentary meeting in Dakar, Senegal, Ibrahima said AI must be strategically integrated into education and innovation […]
United Nations agencies have called for stronger investment in Nigeria’s Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) as a critical pathway to inclusive economic growth. The call was made in Abuja during the 2025 International MSMEs Day, jointly organised by the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), International Labour Organisation (ILO), UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Information […]
As extreme weather conditions continue to upend lives across Nigeria, Imo State is emerging as a model of how subnational action can respond to the growing climate emergency. Year after year, communities in the state are devastated by flooding, gully erosion, excessive rainfall, and poor harvests—all directly tied to changing weather patterns. In 2024 alone, […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a three-day weather forecast, warning of widespread thunderstorms and rainfall across various parts of the country from Monday to Wednesday. In a statement released Sunday in Abuja, the agency said northern states such as Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba, Adamawa, and Kaduna are expected to experience early morning thunderstorms, […]
Women cocoa farmers in Ondo State have called on the federal and state governments to guarantee their inclusion in the African Cocoa Agenda 2063, citing limited access to financial support, training, and decision-making platforms. The call was made during a stakeholder engagement in Ile-Oluji on Friday, organised by the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) […]
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has penalised 49 healthcare facilities and 47 Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) across the country for breaching operational standards in 2024. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s Acting Director of Media and Public Relations, Emmanuel Ononokpono, the sanctions followed investigations into over 3,500 complaints filed by […]
Workers under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have announced a three-day protest beginning Monday, June 30, 2025, to demand better welfare and accountability from the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The President of JUAC, Rifkatu Iortyer, in a statement released on Thursday, accused the minister of ignoring critical […]
The Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that several of its rehabilitated clients are now excelling in academics, with some gaining admission into prestigious institutions and scoring high in national examinations. State Deputy Commander, Chinyerem Eziaghighala, shared these developments on Thursday during a capacity-building session organised in partnership […]
