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Govt, USAID sign agreement to accelerate TB response

The Federal Ministry of Health and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed an agreement to accelerate response to tuberculosis (TB) aimed at ending the...

Emulate Reps’ approval of Draft Tobacco Regulations, ERA/FoEN urges Senate

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the House of Representatives for passage of the Draft National Tobacco Control Regulations and wants...

Coalition asks Senate to accelerate passage of Tobacco Control Regulations

The Africa Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) wants the Senate to accelerate passage of the draft Tobacco Control Regulations so that Nigeria can effectively implement the National...

Nigeria may soon be certified polio free

The Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mrs Amaka Nduka, has expressed optimism that Nigeria would soon be certified...

Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000, expected to spread – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, May 3, 2019 said it feared continued “intense transmission’’ of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where...

New UN report calls for urgent action to avert antimicrobial resistance crisis

The United Nations Ad Hoc Interagency Coordinating Group (IACG) on Antimicrobial Resistance has warned that drug-resistant diseases can cause 10 million deaths each year globally by...

New WHO report indicates global rise in measles

A new report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on state of measles outbreak globally from 2016 to 2018 indicates an alarming increase...

Malaria Day: Sierra Leone, Ghana launch zero malaria campaign

To commemorate the 2019 World Malaria Day, Ghana and Sierra Leone have announced plans to roll out national zero malaria campaigns as part of efforts to step...

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NIMC to commence nationwide ward-level enrollment for NIN registration

In line with the presidential directive mandating the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to take NIN enrollment to the...
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Heat, blackouts push Abuja residents to the brink

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are groaning under the combined weight of intense heat and persistent power...

Stakeholders express divergent views on Lagos’ New Tenancy Bill 2025/2026

Some lawyers in Lagos State have lauded the proposed state tenancy law, describing it as a welcome development, while...

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NIMC to commence nationwide ward-level enrollment for NIN registration

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