By Blessing Odega Dr Nicholas Ba’amlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health, says the state has a hepatitis B prevalence of 13.9 per cent and a hepatitis C prevalence of 6.8 per cent. Ba’amlong said this on Tuesday in Jos, during a symposium to commemorate the 2026 World Hepatitis Day. He saidContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the success of President Bola Tinubu’s education reforms depends on stronger collaboration between the Federal Government and states, anchored on data-driven decision-making. Alausa stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of a five-day Executive Retreat for CommissionersContinue Reading
By Oyintutu Oyinkolade The Federal Government has announced plans to establish a National Housing Finance Authority as part of sweeping reforms aimed at expanding affordable housing finance for Nigerians. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Muttaqha Darma, announced the proposal on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ validation workshop inContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu An NGO, Connected Development (CODE), has mobilised government agencies, community-based groups and civil society organisations to address vaccine rejection and reduce the number of zero-dose children in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative is supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and implementedContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Cross River Government has approved the extension of the retirement age health workers from 60 to 65 years or 40 years of pensionable service. The approval, granted by Gov. Bassey Otu, was conveyed in Head of Service Circular No. 11/2026, signed by the Head of Service,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo Project 774 Network says it will convene a National Citizens’ Stakeholders’ Engagement on Countering Terrorism and Insecurity to mobilise Nigerians to play a more active role in supporting national security efforts. The National Secretary of Project 774 Network and Secretary of the Planning Committee, retired DIGContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified integration, innovation and community leadership as critical to ending HIV, viral hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) by 2030, according to a new progress assessment report. The report, assessing implementation of the Global Health Sector Strategies for HIV, viral hepatitisContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for accelerated efforts to eliminate hepatitis B as a public health threat by 2030. The agency said Africa possesses the knowledge, tools and solutions needed to achieve the target. Africa CDC made the call in aContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) on Tuesday inducted 250 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates who passed its June 2026 Assessment Examination, authorising them to practise in the country. The graduates were inducted during the council’s Pledge-Taking and Sponsorship Ceremony held in Abuja. The NewsContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to deliver the Inner Southern Expressway (Goodluck Jonathan Way) by December. He said this in Abuja on Tuesday after inspecting the project, along with the ongoing construction of the service carriageways of the SouthernContinue Reading
