•Mosquito bite The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned today a major chikungunya virus epidemic risks sweeping around the globe, calling for urgent action to prevent it. The WHO said it was picking up exactly the same early warning signs as in a major outbreak two decades ago and wanted to prevent a repeat, reports AFP. […]
•Diphtheria The federal government has issued an alert warning Nigerians of the outbreak of infectious diseases across the country. Issuing the warning today via its website, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed the widespread outbreak of cholera, dengue fever, Mpox, diphtheria, and yellow fever. The public he...
•Flood The federal government today forecast potential flooding in 38 locations across 11 states. It warned that heavy rainfall from today, Wednesday, July 16, to Sunday, July 20, 2025, could trigger flooding in the 11 states, reports The PUNCH. The alert, obtained by our correspondent, was issued by the Federal Ministry of Environment through...
•NAFDAC National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the recall of certain multivitamins and iron supplements in the U.S. NAFDAC, via its official Twitter handle, stated that the affected vitamin brand is labelled as CINCINNATI (WKRC). The agency noted that the supplements were sold across the ...
•Floods The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a flood alert for the month of July, warning that states including Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, and Benue are at risk of experiencing flash floods. The flash flood risk alert for July 2025, released today by the agency, shows the states with varying probable risks of experiencing flash flooding [&he...
•Flood The skies opened up yesterday across several states of the federation rendering some roads flooded The rain began early in the day just hours after the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) warned of thundery and rainy weather activities between yesterday and tomorrow across Nigeria, reports NAN. A similar warning came from the Lagos S...
•Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, General Michael Langley The Commander of United States Africa Command, General Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist groups and terrorists in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa’s coastline. Describing recent attacks in Nigeria, the wider Sahel, and the Lake Ch...
NAFDAC operatives on duty The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert warning Nigerians about the circulation of a counterfeit batch of Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets, falsely branded as Aflotin 20/120, in the Nigerian market. According to the agency on its official X account, the discov...
•Aerial view of houses submerged last year The federal government has predicted heavy rains and floods in 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The high-flood risk states are: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nas...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has alerted residents of 19 states, the Southeast and coastal areas to impending heat stress. The weatherman listed the states that would be mostly affected as: the North Central and Eastern states: Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, Cross River, and the Fed...
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