The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Temitope Ilori said 75,000 new infected HIV cases and 45,000 HIV-related deaths were recorded in 2023.
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Six students of Government Secondary School, Fadan Chawai, Kauru Local Government in Kaduna State, drowned on their way home after writing the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination (JSSE), on Wednesday.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), says its 2024 drug report has revealed that 90 per cent of tramadol seized globally in the past five years occurred in Africa.
The Federal Government delegation and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are in a closed-door meeting to discuss the lingering crisis and avert a strike by the Union.
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Federal Government to complete the ongoing renegotiation of the agreement earlier reached with the union to avert another strike.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has called on Nigerians, particularly the youth, to adopt sustainable practices through tree planting to combat the adverse effects of climate change.
Agriculture policy and legislative regimes are very dynamic. Governments are constantly enacting new policies and revising existing ones. Yet, a lingering question is how grounded these decisions are in solid data and evidence. Many times, policies have had unintended negative consequences, while others are lacking in key aspects that ensure effectiveness, equity, and sustainability.
The Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA) a Non-Governmental Organisation says the proposed death penalty for offenders will not solve the underlying issues related to drug crime.
The latest series of volcanic eruptions in Iceland could last for decades or even centuries, according to a study published in the journal Terra Nova by scientists on Wednesday.
The Rivers State Government has confirmed the detention of an unidentified man, suspected of detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.