•Serious flooding in Nigeria The federal government has revealed that 226 local government areas in 33 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory fall within the high flood risk areas identified in 2026. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, stated this on Wednesday during the public presentation of the ...
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that there is an exponential rise in the cases of cerebral Meningitis being recorded in the northern part of the country presently. Health experts are warning that current vaccines do not fully protect against the dominant Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C strain spreading rapidly, rep...
•MR.7 SUPER 700000 capsules The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has announced a voluntary recall of all lots of the male enhancement dietary supplement MR.7 SUPER 700000 capsules, citing serious safety concerns. In a notice via its X handle today, the agency said the recall follows an analysis by the US […]...
•US Embassy in Nigeria The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a security alert warning of a possible terrorist threat targeting US facilities and American-affiliated schools in the country. In a notice released by the embassy in Abuja, US citizens were advised to take extra precautions when visiting American diplomatic premises and in...
•Fufu processing and Fufu balls ready for consumption Fufu, a derivative of cassava is unarguably one of the common staples consumed across homes, especially in the Southern part of Nigeria. While Yorubas call it Fufu, to the Igbos, it is Akpu, while the Calabar and others call it fufu akpan or ekpo. No doubt, it’s […]
•Lassa fever The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, NCDC, today in an advisory to healthcare workers called for a heightened index of suspicion and strict compliance with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures following a disturbing rise in Lassa fever infections among medical personnel. In a p...
•Fueling an aircraft Nigeria’s aviation industry is grappling with a quiet but potentially catastrophic menace: the growing proliferation of jet fuel sold through black market channels. Beneath the surface of busy airports and rising passenger numbers lies a dangerous trade in substandard aviation turbine kerosene (Jet A-1), often disguised a...
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sent a solidarity message to striking workers in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), whom the Industrial Court ordered to suspend their actions, describing the ruling as surprising and distasteful. A statement by the Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Benson Upah, urged...
•Riley Moore and ISIS terrorists A United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has raised concerns over alleged threats by Islamic State linked fighters against Christian communities in Nigeria, describing the situation as religious persecution. Moore, in a post on X last night, said claims that Christians are being targeted for reasons other than...
•Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State The Niger State government has condemned the abduction of pupils from St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri area of Agwara Local Government Area, describing the incident as “deeply saddening and avoidable.” In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abubakar Usman, the governmen...

