•Travellers arriving at Murtala Muhammed International Airport 2, Lagos Forty-two-year-old Lagos resident, Kabir Adeoye, has been battling persistent fever and related symptoms despite completing several rounds of treatment. Adeoye, who initially assumed he had contracted malaria, began experiencing fever, chills, and sweating about two weeks ...
•NLC President, Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has placed its unions and members on red alert over the rift between the Dangote refinery and the Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). PENGASSAN had been at loggerheads with the refinery, accusing its management of sacking over 800 Nigerian workers, repo...
•Flood The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted floods in eight states of the country between today and Saturday. The states likely to experience floods, according to the agency, are: Niger, Kogi, Benue, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Cross River and Ebonyi, reports The Nation. The weather outlook released yesterday by the Agency reads: “O...
•Flooding The Federal Ministry of Environment’s National Flood Early Warning Center (FEW Center) has issued another flood warning alert to Adamawa and eight other states in the North. A circular signed by the Director, Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani, in Abuja, yesterday, stated that following thei...
•Counterfeit Cowbell 12g sachet milk The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control today raised the alarm over the presence of counterfeit Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachet milk circulating in Nigeria. The alert posted on the agency’s website stated that Promasidor Nigeria Ltd, which is the marketing authorisation holder and ma...
•Flood The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned 21 states at high risk of flooding. The agency, in its latest heavy rainfall forecast, listed the states at high risk of flooding between today and tomorrow, reports The Nation. The states are: Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Benue, Kogi, ...
•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 ...

