Healthcare Professionals in Oyo State Commence Seven-Day Warning Strike Over Unmet Demands
On Monday, March 4, healthcare professionals under the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) in Oyo State embarked on a seven-day warning...
Ondo Varsity Staff Protest Unpaid N35,000 Wage Allowance
Employees of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, staged a protest on Monday under the banner of the Joint...
Jos Inmates Protest Plans to Slash Rice and Beans Rations Due to Economic Hardship
Hundreds of inmates at the Jos Correctional Centre staged a protest on Friday against plans by facility authorities to cut back on their...
“Out of Ten Women, Four Will Have One Form of Depression or Another’’ – Yaba Psychologist
Dr. Akin Gabriel, a clinical psychologist based at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, has diclosed that depression affects about four out...
Ogun State Plans Two-day Medical Screening for Intending Hajj Pilgrims
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced that it will begin a two-day medical screening for prospective Muslim pilgrims for the...
Lassa Fever Kills Nine with Fourty-six Confirmed Cases in Benue State
Dr. Yanmar Ortese, the Commissioner of Health for Benue State, has announced that the recent outbreak of Lassa fever has claimed the lives...
Twenty Students Die of Meningitis in Yobe State
A meningitis outbreak in Yobe State has claimed the lives of at least 20 boarding school students, with hundreds more infected. Mohammed Sani...
Urum Kalu, South-East Nominee for CBN Board of Directors, Rejects Tinubu’s Appointment
Urum Kalu Eke, nominated for a position on the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has declined the offer,...
“Consensual same-sex conduct should never be criminalized” – UN Human Rights, Others Condemn Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill
The recent anti-LGBTQ bill passed in Ghana criminalizing LGBTQ+ identification has stirred an uproar as rights groups and others condemn the bill, viewing...
FG On Nurses Welfare: “Clip Their Wings, They Go Nowhere”
The past few weeks have been distressing for Nigerian nurses grappling with the potential realities of a new development in their profession. In...
Fifteen Million Children Vaccinated Against Tetanus, Diphtheria – Minister of Health
Prof Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has revealed that over five million children have received the pentavalent vaccine...
Just In: Ghana Passes Anti-LGBTQ Law, Stipulates Five-year Jail Term for Offenders
The Ghanaian Parliament has approved the anti-LGBTQ bill, which prohibits LGBT activities, making it illegal to promote, advocate, or sponsor them. According to...