The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Foundation has launched a free cataract screening, surgery, and extraction programme for 1,000 individuals in the Northeast.
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The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI), in partnership with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has begun the enforcement of a 40 per cent public transport fare reduction on CNG converted commercial vehicles.
Nigeria has introduced the fully digital e-Visa regime and an automated landing and exit card system as part of major reforms under Nigeria’s 2025 Visa Policy.
The Federal Government has called for the development of ethical guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism.
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a new $191 million dollar Health Systems Strengthening (HSS-3) grant to Nigeria aimed at improving immunisation coverage and reaching underserved populations.
A Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Caleb Olukayode, has called for massive awareness and education on hypertension to reduce the rate at which the health condition affects people.
The fantasy that natural resources are inexhaustible and are always renewable, despite the overwhelming amount of waste generated has been dispelled by the alarming decline of our environmental health. By Ogunlade Olamide and Esi-Ife Arogundade The global waste crisis is staggering. Annually, it is on record that more than 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste are generated, yet a mere 9 percent of plastic waste is recycled worldwide, contributing to around 5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The world is struggling to cope with this escalating problem of waste management. In 2019, the Global Material Footprint reached a…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory following a significant surge in cholera cases across 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in nine states.
I recently came across a report concerning an incident in Nigeria that touches on the area close to my heart—Lagos State. It relates to the response of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s media team to a supposed report circulating online about his visit to the Ooni of Ife on Monday, April 28, 2025. Rhodes-Vivour is the recently installed Obalefun of Lagos and was the Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 elections. By Abanikanda Olumoro (UK) According to the misleading reports, some individuals—likely acting in the interest of political rivals—claimed on their blogs that Rhodes-Vivour was kicked out of the Ooni’s palace. How…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has denied claims of mismanagement in disbursing student loan funds.