The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Damaturu Branch, on Thursday donated fire-fighting equipment to the Ultra-Modern Police Hospital, Damaturu, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Katsina State Government have signed a three-year work plan (2025–2027) aimed at enhancing the well-being of children in the state.
The Oyo State Government has set a standard rate of N14,000 per meter for groundwater abstraction, commonly known as borehole drilling, across the state.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Plateau State Chapter, has held its maiden Business Coalition for Health Summit aimed at addressing critical gaps in the state’s healthcare sector.
EngenderHealth, a leading global health organisation, has partnered with various stakeholders to expand access to the Hormonal Intrauterine Device (HIUD) in Kebbi and Plateau states. Dr Kabiru Atta, EngenderHealth’s Country Representative, shared the success of the HIUD scale-up project during a national dissemination meeting in Abuja on Thursday. He said the project, supported by the CHAI Catalytic Opportunity Fund (CHAI-COF) with funding from UKID, had achieved more than 10,000 Couple Years of Protection (CYP) during its 11-month duration. He added that, with support from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Rotary International, and other partners, more than 2,000…
A nine-year-old girl can now reach for the stars—literally and figuratively—after life-changing surgery from international charity Mercy Ships restored movement to her arms. Years earlier, severe burns had left them fused in place, drastically limiting her mobility. For Annica, from the Amparafaravola District of Madagascar, simple daily tasks like getting dressed, raising her hand in class, or brushing her hair had long been frustrating challenges. As a toddler, she suffered severe second-degree burns on her arms after wandering into her aunt’s street-side restaurant, where food was being prepared and sold. “She ended up sitting on the pot’s lid—it was a…
De Renaissance Patriots Foundation has urged the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to avoid entertaining the bill seeking to alter existing indigeneship rights as contained in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, warning that doing so could incite ethnic conflict across the country. This was contained in a letter dated 2nd April 2025 and addressed to the Speaker, with the attention of Honorable Members of the House of Representatives from the Lagos State Caucus and South-Western Caucus, titled, “REJECTION OF THE PROPOSED FEDERAL BILL ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DUE TO ITS POTENTIAL TO INCITE ETHNIC CONFLICT.”…
Some poultry farmers in Bauchi State have decried the loss of birds following the current heatwave in the state.
A consultant nephrologist, Dr Odeyemi Ayola, has called on the Federal Government to adopt a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) approach to transform and enhance funding in Nigeria’s healthcare sector.
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that 1,249 communities across 176 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 33 states and the FCT fall within the high flood-risk areas in 2025.