Over the weekend, ASUU leadership issued a Riot Act: “address all lingering labour issues in the Nigerian University System to prevent another looming industrial crisis.” Nigerian academics are fed up with the government’s excuses, which have only resulted in a long list of Memoranda of Understanding/Memoranda of Action (MoUs/MoAs) – 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020 – and have kept them engaged in talks over the renegotiation of the 2009 Agreement for over eight years!” This was announced through its press release. Understandably, this pronouncement was long overdue due to ongoing unrest, anxiety, and frustration across all public universities. The academics feel…
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The Ondo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (OSPHDA) has confirmed 12 cases of mpox in eight local government areas of the state. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on mpox vaccination in Akure, the Director of Disease Control at OSPHDA, Dr. Victor Adefesoye, explained that the disease, once believed to be spread only by monkeys, can actually be spread by several animals. He said mpox is contagious, which makes it important to stop its spread through vaccination. According to Dr. Adefesoye, the vaccination is safe and will start on August 11 and end on August 21. It will be given to…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s cocoa industry have promised to speed up their work to meet the European Union’s December 2025 deadline for its “deforestation-free” regulation (EUDR). They said this step is necessary to protect Nigeria’s cocoa exports and promote farming methods that are good for the environment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pledge was made during a roundtable meeting on EUDR compliance. The meeting was held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The event was organized by the Office of the Vice President, in partnership with EU officials, cocoa-producing states, and private sector…
The Enugu State Government has decided to create special food and nutrition units in some ministries, following the national food policy. The government also announced plans to give 20,000 personal computers to 20,000 civil servants as part of efforts to fully digitize the public service. These decisions were shared with journalists by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Barr. Lloyd Ekweremadu; the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Malachy Agbo; and the Head of Service, Dr. Godwin Anigbo, after the State Executive Council meeting at the weekend. Ekweremadu explained that the Food and Nutrition Unit will be set up in…
UNICEF, with help from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, gave 28 solar-powered Primary Health Care (PHC) centres to the Kano State Government on Monday. These centres are meant to improve healthcare and regular immunization in the area. This project is part of the CDS3 Health System Strengthening programme. It focuses on 100 local government areas in Nigeria where many children have never received vaccines and don’t have access to basic healthcare. At the event, Gavi’s Senior Country Manager for Nigeria, Ms. Jessica Crawford, said the project came after a 2023 survey that looked at how health centres function and what energy…
Former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling ₦189 billion, in breach of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. Tambuwal reportedly arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, where he is being interrogated by investigators. A senior EFCC official, who spoke off the record, said the former governor is facing questions over suspicious transactions during his tenure from 2015 to 2023, involving alleged unauthorised withdrawals of public funds. “The withdrawals are in clear violation of the…
Nigerian doctors living and working in other countries have asked the National Assembly and President Bola Tinubu to urgently provide special emergency funds. These funds would help citizens with serious health problems and support medical workers in dealing with increasing health issues and the growing number of sudden deaths in the country. These doctors, who are based in the U.S., U.K., Nigeria, and other parts of Africa and Asia, said new studies show that many people working in both government and private jobs — including healthcare workers — are dying suddenly at an alarming rate. Dr. Feyitayo Akorede, a U.S.-based…
Many activities near Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos were stopped on Monday. This happened because hundreds of disabled people protested. They were upset because a government school for people with disabilities was closed. The protesters carried a banner from the Farmcraft Centre for the Blind. They blocked important roads going to the airport. This caused a lot of traffic and made it hard for passengers and workers to get through. Because of the protest, airport operations were disrupted. This may cause many passengers to miss their flights.Some passengers with their luggage had to walk very far to try to catch…
President Bola Tinubu congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for keeping its World Health Organisation (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status. This status is about how well they regulate medicines and vaccines. A statement from Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, said the WHO did a tough check of NAFDAC from May 28 to 30, 2025. They used global standards to see how well NAFDAC was doing. This check came after a previous review in November 2024 and several meetings earlier this year. President Tinubu said he was happy with WHO’s…
Niger State Coalition for African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been launched in Minna, the Niger state capital. The party has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of presiding over worsening insecurity, failed infrastructure, and unfulfilled promises. The Party during its inaugural coalition meeting in Minna warned that voters are losing patience. The coalition meeting had in attendance, ADC leaders, leaders from other opposition parties and allied movements. The meeting painted a grim picture of life under the current administration of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago citing persistent banditry, collapsing hospitals, dilapidated schools, and rising unemployment as evidence of what they…