Nigerians have been advised to take steps to protect themselves against the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon that occurs when sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become warmer than normal, reports Channels TV. It is the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillati...
•Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran A British maritime agency said today that unknown projectiles struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz the previous day. A crude oil tanker, LNG tanker and a third vessel had each “been struck by an unknown projectile”, the United Kingdom Maritime […]
•Lassa fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says Nigeria has recorded 1,086 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 259 deaths across 24 states and 118 Local Government Areas in 2026. The agency said this in a statement today, citing findings contained in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for epidemiological week 36, covering Aug...
•Flash flooding in Lagos The Lagos State government has directed the immediate relocation of residents living in low-lying and flood-prone communities to prevent loss of life and damage to property. This follows a new seven-day flood alert advisory (NFA-2026-2022) issued by the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA), which affects Lagos...
•Sachet alcohol drinks The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered fresh illegal production of banned sachet alcohol and sub-200ml PET bottled alcoholic drinks, exposing what it described as a coordinated attempt by some manufacturers to undermine the federal government’s regulations. The discoverie...
•Ebola outbreak The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has classified the risk of importation of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) into Nigeria as high, citing ongoing transmission in parts of East Africa, increased international travel, population movement, and porous borders. The assessment was disc...
Almost a month after the fire incident that engulfed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Old Terminal in Lagos, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has finally deployed a mobile control tower to the airport. The fire disaster, which gutted the terminal on Monday, February 23, 2026, had destroyed the air-to-ground faci...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted Nigerians to an increased risk of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) as the country moves through the peak of the dry season, urging the public to remain vigilant and seek immediate medical attention when symptoms appear. Cerebrospinal meningitis is an infection that affects ...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued an advisory on new vulnerabilities in ChatGPT that could expose users to data-leakage attacks. According to the advisory, researchers discovered seven vulnerabilities affecting GPT-4o and GPT-5 models that allow attackers to manipulate ChatGPT through indirect prompt inj...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has accused the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS-FCTA) of intimidation, corruption, and abusing regulatory powers to suppress young entrepreneurs. In a statement signed by its National Secretary General, Comrade Anzaku Shedrack ...
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