The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have expressed interest in forging a partnership to combat illicit trade by strengthening border control and intelligence sharing between the two countries. The organisations expressed this interest during a visit by NCS Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi to GRA Commissioner-General Anthony Sarpong at the GRA headquarters on Monday in Accra. Speaking during the visit, Sarpong urged Nigeria and Ghana to strengthen intelligence sharing and harmonise customs procedures to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Represented by Brig.-Gen. Glover Annan, Commissioner of the Customs Division at…
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The UN has sent relief teams to northern Afghanistan after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck overnight on Monday, two months after a massive quake devastated the east of the country. No fewer than 15 people have been reported killed, while 320 were injured, according to initial figures from the country’s public health ministry. Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman, however, said that casualty numbers could change as more information becomes available. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake hit the northern province of Balkh at a depth of 28 kilometres. Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros…
The Kwara State Government has integrated eye-care services into its Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) and trained 30 additional health workers to enhance service delivery. The training, held on Monday in Ilorin, was organised by the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency in collaboration with VisionSpring, a global social enterprise. Prof. Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary of the agency, said the initiative is part of the state government’s ongoing efforts to expand eye-care services across PHCs in Kwara. She noted that participants came from Ilorin West, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Edu, Patigi, Kaiama, and Baruten Local Government Areas. “The training equips participants…
The Federal Government says it is intensifying efforts to enhance Nigeria’s capacity for local food production and ensure citizens’ access to safe, nutritious, and affordable meals. Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, stated this on Monday in Kaduna while declaring open the Technical Session of the 47th National Council on Agriculture and Food Security (NCAFS). Ogunbiyi said the session would enable stakeholders to develop strategies aimed at achieving food sovereignty and reducing the nation’s dependence on imports. He explained that the theme of the council meeting, “Food Sovereignty and Food Security in an Era…
Farmers across the South-South states of Delta, Bayelsa, and Edo have lamented the sudden drop in prices of staple foods, blaming it on the Federal Government’s recent food import policy. They described the policy as a setback to their huge investments during the 2025 farming season and warned that it could have negative consequences on the 2026 season unless the government intervenes with post-harvest facilities and measures to stabilise prices. In interviews with reporters, the farmers noted that the combination of abundant harvests, the Federal Government’s food importation policy, and lingering structural challenges had left many producers counting losses instead…
The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has partnered with Innovative Biotech Ltd. to strengthen vaccine access, promote local manufacturing, and enhance public health resilience across Nigeria’s North Central region through collaborative and strategic initiatives. The partnership was discussed at a meeting held on Monday in Abuja, where stakeholders focused on coordinated strategies to tackle persistent health challenges, expand vaccine coverage, and promote innovation in disease prevention, particularly in underserved communities across the region. Vaccines such as the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) and Cholera vaccines were identified as top priorities for rapid deployment to high-risk populations. Dr. Cyril Tsenyil, Managing Director…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kwara State Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to urgently address the demands of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to end the ongoing nationwide strike. The Chairman of NMA in Kwara, Prof. AbdulRahman Afolabi, made the appeal in a statement issued after an emergency State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of the association held in Ilorin on Monday. Resident doctors began an indefinite strike on November 1, which has severely disrupted medical services in hospitals across the country. Afolabi reaffirmed the association’s support for NARD, urging the government to act swiftly to resolve the…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared that its members will not resume work until the Federal Government fully meets all 19 of their demands. NARD President, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, stated this on Monday in Abuja while addressing journalists. He noted that none of the issues that led to the ongoing nationwide strike had received serious or adequate attention from the government. Resident doctors had embarked on a total, indefinite strike on November 1, following the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum earlier issued to the Federal Government to address their long-standing welfare concerns. Suleiman was reacting to a…
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Birnin Kudu, has signed a two-year health promotion agreement with the Police Health Maintenance Limited (HMO) to enhance the welfare and medical care of police personnel across the country. The Managing Director of the Police HMO, Dr. Yusuf Kalli-Garzali, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by Auwalu Yusuf-Birnin Kudu, Head of Information and Public Relations at the hospital. Kalli-Garzali said the agreement would facilitate the treatment of police personnel who suffer trauma or gunshot injuries while on duty. “We have so far covered 12 hospitals and are determined to visit all Federal Government-owned…
A consultant neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen in Anambra State. The incident, which occurred around Omatha Junction, Uruagu, Nnewi, has sparked outrage within the medical community and drawn strong condemnation from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. According to reports from NAUTH, Dr. Mbanugo was attacked shortly after performing several complex neurosurgical operations, including the removal of a life-threatening brain tumour. In a statement signed and released to journalists on Monday, November 3, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq…