African health leaders marked World Patient Safety Day 2025 today, September 17, with a strong call to improve child healthcare. They stressed that children are among the most vulnerable patients and urged safer treatment, better training for health workers, and stronger health systems to prevent avoidable harm. The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Janabi, urged governments, health workers, and communities to make safety a central part of healthcare. He described it as both a professional duty and a moral responsibility. This year’s theme is “Safe care for every newborn and every child” with the slogan…
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President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says his companies remain committed to creating jobs for Nigerians, with special benefits for drivers of the company’s newly deployed Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks. Speaking at the refinery complex on Monday, Dangote said employees, particularly CNG truck drivers, enjoy salaries three times the minimum wage, alongside life and health insurance, pension, and access to housing loans. “We are not trying to take anybody out of the market. These trucks didn’t stop anyone from working. Our drivers receive a living wage, life insurance, health insurance for their spouses and up to four children, as…
President and Chief Executive of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, says the refinery has ended Nigeria’s five-decade-long struggle with fuel queues. Speaking in Lagos at the first anniversary of the refinery’s petrol production, Dangote said Nigerians had faced fuel scarcity since 1975, but the situation has been resolved since the facility began operations on September 3, 2024. He disclosed that despite warnings from experts and investors that the project was too risky, the refinery has cut petrol prices from nearly ₦1,100 per litre to ₦841 in parts of the country. Between June and early September 2025, it exported over 1.1…
Wakanow, an African travel technology company, says Nigerian travellers are increasingly opting for destinations in Europe, Africa, and Asia over the United States as the festive season approaches. The company’s Senior Vice-President, Worldwide Operations, Shola Ipinmoroti, disclosed this on Tuesday at the 21st Akwaaba African Travel Market (AFTM) in Lagos. According to Ipinmoroti, affordability and accessibility are shaping travel choices as demand for year-end trips, including the popular ‘Detty December’ festivities, continues to rise. “The U.S. is overrated for Nigerian travellers. People are finding greater value in destinations that are more accessible and cost-effective,” she said. She explained that Wakanow,…
The Edo State Police Command says it is investigating the cause of a midnight fire that claimed the life of a 60-year-old man, Mr. Etebet Oyemara, at his residence on Benso Street, off Okhoro Road, Benin City. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident on Sunday, adding that Oyemara’s wife sustained severe burns and is receiving treatment at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Eyewitnesses said the deceased, who served as an usher in a nearby church, lost his life while trying to salvage property from the raging inferno. According to one of the tenants, the fire…
Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), an international NGO headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, to strengthen wildlife protection and curb illegal trafficking. The MoU provides a framework for cooperation to combat transnational criminal networks engaged in trafficking wildlife, fish, and timber. The agreement was signed by the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor, and WJC’s Chief of Investigations, Stephen Carmody, represented by Abim Isafiade, Regional Manager for West and Central Africa. Barikor said the partnership would enhance intelligence-sharing, forensic and legal collaboration, and support…
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has issued a directive mandating all scrap and waste dealers across the state’s 25 local government areas to register with the state government, aiming to sanitize the trade and curb the growing vandalism of public and private properties. The governor announced the order during a meeting with leaders of the Scrap and Waste Dealers Association, Niger State chapter, held at the Government House in Minna. This meeting was a follow-up to previous discussions focused on finding lasting solutions to persistent vandalism and theft across the state. To ensure effective monitoring, the registration process will…
My two-piece article on GMOs attracted several comments for and against this innovative technology, similar to the reactions I received when I wrote about the Igbo Presidency before the 2023 elections. I aimed to educate my readers to make informed decisions about GMO consumption while urging authorities to be extra vigilant about food-related issues. I shared my experience with security when entering the USA with a piece of dry meat (Kilishi), which I ate on the plane but couldn’t finish. It took more than two hours of questioning before I was allowed through after confiscating less than ten grams of…
The Nigerian government, through a public-private partnership (PPP), plans to introduce high-speed trains as part of its ongoing railway upgrades across the country. This move is expected to improve transportation and boost the economy. Samuel Okoh, President and CEO of De Sadel Consortium, shared this update during the 2nd International Railway Conference held recently in Abuja. Mr. Okoh said Nigerians will soon experience a new era through President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda. He explained that the high-speed rail project will not only bring fast trains but also help build industries and new cities. He added that the project is…
The Gombe State government says it has planted over five million trees since it started the “Gombe Goes Green” (3G) program in 2019. Officials believe this could make Gombe the top state in Nigeria for tree planting by 2026. This was shared by Dr. Abubakar Atare Buba, the Chairman of the 3G Task Force and Mai Tula, in an interview with Daily Sun in Gombe. He said since he became the head of the task force in March 2025, efforts to plant trees have increased in all 11 local government areas to go beyond the original target. “Our aim is…