35 young advocates, content creators and civil society actors across the north have been trained to develop practical campaigns capable of amplifying women’s voices and participation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The participants drawn from the North-west, north-east, north-central zones and the Federal Capital Territory pledged to roll out a coordinated social media campaign aimed at increasing women’s presence on the 2027 election ballots. The workshop was organised by Fundación para la nternacionalización de las Administraciones Públicas (FIAP) in collaboration with FactCheckAfrica, under the European Union Support to ECOWAS in Peace, Security and Governance (EPSG) Project with the theme…
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The Overseer of Voice of Mercy Ministries, Evangelist Muyiwa Ojo-Peters, General, has established the Flora and Muyiwa Ojo-Peters Foundation to support the less privileged, as part of activities marking his birthday. Ojo-Peters announced the Foundation during Sunday service at the church’s headquarters in Minna, which coincided with his birthday. He said he wanted the occasion to go beyond gifts, messages, prayers and well wishes from members, family, friends and well-wishers, and instead begin an initiative that would touch people’s lives. The Foundation, according to the Clergy, will reach out to both church members and non-members who need support. As a…
Niger State Commissioner for Health, Dr Murtala Bagana has called for the enforcement of legal sanctions against parents and guardians who refuse to vaccinate their children. This warning is coming on the heels of rhe record of 17 people having died of diphtheria in that state as the Commissioner warns that such negligence endangers entire communities through preventable disease outbreaks. Citing the Child Rights Act, which makes vaccination a constitutional responsibility of caregivers while failure to comply attracts a fine or a jail term of up to six months, the Commissioner stressed that non-compliance undermines herd immunity and places vaccinated…
The Niger State Contributory Health Management Agency (NiCARE) on Monday flagged off the enrolment of 65,000 vulnerable residents into the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The Agency also unveiled the wife of the Governor, Hajiya Fatima Mohammed Bago, as its Health Insurance Ambassador and inaugurated 25 Local Government Vice Chairpersons as Health Insurance Ambassadors to deepen access to healthcare across the state. The event, held in collaboration with the Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA), also marked the commencement of activities for the 2026 World Breastfeeding Week, with stakeholders calling for greater investment in maternal and child…
The wife of the Niger State Governor, Hajiya Fatima Mohammed Umaru Bago has commissioned six newly remodelled facilities at General Hospital, Minna, marking the first phase of a major upgrade of the 100-year-old institution into a modern 500-bed referral hospital. The facilities commissioned at the ceremony attended by government officials, traditional rulers, health workers and residents include the male surgical ward, male medical ward, female surgical ward, female medical ward, emergency paediatric unit and paediatric surgical ward. The event formed part of the state government’s response to the declaration of a state of emergency on the hospital by Governor Mohammed…
Claim: Several Facebook Users, Abuchi Okaro, Jaypee, Alloy Ogwuche amongst others posted a video on Thursday saying Peter Obi was in Niger state University in Niger state and was greeted by a large crowd and jubilation. Verdict: False. Peter Obi was not in Niger state University, rather, he was at the University of the Niger in Ununya, Anambra state in May 2026. The video was taken in the university during his visit. Full Text Facebook on Thursday, 30th July was filled with posts made about Peter Obi visiting Niger state university in Niger state. The videos which were the same…
The Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called on the Niger State government to increase investment in nutrition programmes, fully implement the six-month maternity leave policy, and reduce reliance on development partners through domestic resource mobilisation. The demand came during an advocacy visit by CS-SUNN Niger State representatives to the Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA) following their state-level meeting in Abuja. The State Coordinator, Aisha Wakaso led the delegation and expressed concern over persistent child mortality from malnutrition. Wakaso commended the state’s ongoing efforts but stressed the urgent need for greater government ownership and sustainable…
Nigeria and other African nations remain dangerously unprepared to handle the next major climate disaster, with untested response systems, poor inter-agency coordination, and inadequate resources likely to cost lives and livelihoods when the inevitable strikes. This was declared by a South African environmental expert, Professor Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu at the 6th School of Environmental Technology International Conference (SETIC 2026) hosted by the Federal University of Technology, Minna. Magidimisha-Chipungu of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa delivered the stark assessment in her keynote address titled “Responding to the next disaster: Building resilient communities before crisis strikes”. Drawing on real-world failures, Magidimisha-Chipungu highlighted…
In a massive overhaul of its healthcare infrastructure, the Niger State Government has announced the upgrade and construction of 100 Level-2 Primary Health Care (PHC) centers to be completed by the end of 2026. Concurrently, the state has remodeled a state-of-the-art isolation center equipped to handle highly infectious diseases, including the Ebola virus, declaring total readiness for any sudden outbreaks. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Murtala Bagana revealed these developments during an extensive supervisory tour of ongoing health projects in the Chanchaga and Bosso Local Government Areas. The high-level delegation included the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health,…
It was a great relieve for families and the education community in Oyo State with the announcement that all pupils and teachers abducted by suspected bandits from schools in Oriire Local Government Area on May 15, 2026, have been successfully rescued by Nigerian security forces. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga announced the breakthrough, confirming that the victims were freed through coordinated operations by security agencies. Onanuga shared videos and photos of the rescued individuals, including the school principal, and highlighted a thank-you message from one of the freed teachers to President Bola Tinubu and the security operatives. “All the kidnapped pupils…