Ogun Shuts Schools Again After Over 100 Pupils Hospitalised in Gas Exposure
The Ogun State Government has again shut some schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye and Ijebu-Igbo after more than 100 pupils were reportedly hospitalised…
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Nigeria’s First Ebola Patient Is Diplomat’s Wife Who Visited Uganda, Africa CDC Says
Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient in the current outbreak is the wife of a diplomat who travelled to Kampala, Uganda, for a…
Ondo Orders Igbokoda River Fumigation After NAF Aircraft Crash
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered the fumigation of Igbokoda River to prevent a possible disease outbreak following the crash of…
Ondo Police Arrest Suspected Producer After 29 Die From Contaminated Alcoholic Drink
Police in Ondo State have arrested a suspected producer of alcoholic concoctions linked to the deaths of 29 residents in Odigbo Local…
Ondo Herbal Drink Deaths: 24 People Die in Odigbo as Police, Health Officials Launch Investigation
At least 24 people have died in two communities in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State after consuming a herbal liquid…
Kano Diphtheria Outbreak: Assembly Raises Alarm as Over 50 Children Reportedly Die
More than 50 children have reportedly died following a diphtheria outbreak in parts of Kano State, with the State House of Assembly…
Abia Agency Seals Aba Building After Discovering Over 100 Bags of Human Excreta
A residential building in Aba, Abia State, has been sealed after environmental officials reportedly discovered more than 100 bags containing human excreta…
Alarm as Fish Sellers Allegedly Use Industrial Red Dye to Make Spoiled Fish Look Fresh
Growing economic hardship and the rising cost of food preservation are reportedly pushing some fish sellers to adopt a dangerous practice—using industrial…
Lagos Seals Ikoyi Property Over Alleged Discharge of Untreated Sewage Into Canal
The Lagos State Government has sealed a property in Ikoyi over allegations that it discharged untreated sewage into a canal, creating environmental…
Imo Deputy Governor Commends IMSACA, Urges Stronger HIV/AIDS Awareness Across State
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Lady Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaru, has praised the Imo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (IMSACA)…
Senate Proposes 15-Year Jail Term for Medicine Hawkers in New Anti-Fake Drugs Bill
The Senate has proposed a new law that would impose up to 15 years imprisonment on anyone caught hawking medicines or selling…
UN Warns DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Could Wipe Out Thousands of Jobs, Cost Africa $3.6 Billion
The United Nations has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could trigger a major economic…
Nigeria Declares No Ebola Cases as WHO Raises Global Emergency Alarm Over Congo Outbreak
Nigeria’s health authorities have assured citizens that the country remains free of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) despite growing concerns over a deadly…
WHO Confirms Fatal Hantavirus Outbreak on Atlantic Cruise Ship as Death Toll Rises to Three
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has left three people dead, with health authorities confirming one…
Senate Orders Probe Into Fresh COVID-19 Case in Cross River as Chinese Worker Tests Positive
The Nigerian Senate has directed its Committee on Health to immediately investigate a newly reported COVID-19 case in Cross River State, raising…
Experts Warn Childhood Cancer Survival in Africa Remains Critically Low as Global Gap Widens
Paediatric oncology specialists have raised fresh concerns over the low survival rates of childhood cancer in Africa, warning that outcomes remain sharply…