On January 20, 2023, the Federal Ministry of Health and other relevant health stakeholders declared a diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, and by the end of October, no fewer than 13,204 persons are said to have died from the disease nationwide in Nigeria, affecting 114 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 19 states, including the Federal Capital Territory.
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The Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) says it is targeting 559 communities in the six area councils of the territory for administration of free deworming drugs for the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
There are ominous signs from the 11th November Off-Cycle Elections and from Election Petition Tribunals that electoral democracy is under serious threat in the country today. The CDD Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC) report outlines key findings on the conduct of the elections in Bayelsa State, Imo State and Kogi States. There were extensive incidents related to the abuse of the powers of incumbency, high levels of vote buying by politicians, use of identity markers for political manipulation, orchestrated disinformation campaigns and failure of some institutions such as INEC, political parties and security agencies to perform their duties properly.
ASHENEWS reports that the United Nigeria Airlines has concluded plans to expand its operations to Kano and Sokoto states.
ASHENEWS reports that the Traditional Ruler of Kujama, Mr. Steven Ibrahim was on Sunday abducted by gun-wielding terrorists in Chikun…
The Nigerian organized labour has explained why it suspended the nationwide indefinite strike that commenced on November 14.
Tinubu says that his administration is geared to steer Nigeria towards self-reliance and reduce dependency on others in the face of global challenges.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) Kaduna and UNESCO will collaborate to organize a capacity building workshop for 250 teachers from five States of the Federation.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman says the Nigerian government is committed to the ideals, policies and programmes of UNESCO to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and other global development agenda.
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