FCTA Urges Law To Punish People Sending Kids To Buy Tobacco
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has called on the Federal Government to create a law that would prosecute parents who send kids...
Cholera Outbreak In Lagos: 5 Dead, 60 Hospitalised – Health Commissioner
Five people have died, and 60 others have been hospitalised due to severe gastroenteritis caused by cholera in the Eti Osa, Lagos Island,...
Abia Governor, Otti, Suspends Health Commissioner For Alleged Gross Misconduct
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, due to misconduct allegations. The Commissioner for...
Over 10 Million Displaced In War-torn Sudan – IOM
More than 10 million people have been displaced in war-torn Sudan, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said. Since the war began...
Singapore Airlines Offer Compensation After Turbulent Flight Injuries
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced it will offer $10,000 in compensation to passengers who sustained minor injuries during a turbulent flight last month....
EU to Procure 40 Million Bird Flu Vaccines Following Controversial Removal of COVID Shots
The European Union (EU) on Monday confirmed that it is set to finalise a contract securing over 40 million doses of H5N1 bird...
Air Pollution Linked To 135 Million Premature Deaths – Study
A study from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore found that pollution, whether from human activities or natural causes like wildfires, has led to...
Sudan Paramilitary Attacks Last Functioning Hospital In El-Fasher, Forcing Closure
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group in Sudan, has attacked the last functioning hospital in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur,...
NAFDAC Arraigns Three Persons For Producing, Selling Fake Drugs In Kano
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arraigned three suspects before the Federal High Court in Kano on...
181 Million Children Suffer from Severe Food Poverty Worldwide – UNICEF
A recent report from UNICEF has revealed that globally, 181 million children under the age of five—accounting for one in four children—face severe...
30 Feared Dead As Bandits Attack Two Katsina LGAs
Thirty people are feared dead after a series of attacks by armed bandits on several villages in the Dutsinma and Safana Local Government...
We Need $4.7bn To Aid 21 Million Displaced Persons In Nigeria, Others – UN
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) has revealed that their humanitarian partners need $4.7 billion in 2024 to...