By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that there is no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in the country, while intensifying preparedness and surveillance measures nationwide. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, gave the assurance in a statement issued Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The President, Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), Dr Terfa Kene, says Nigeria has made significant progress in epidemic response but still faces gaps in pandemic preparedness. Kene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Abuja, that Nigeria’s response to outbreaksContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu A civil society organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has expressed worries over the preparedness of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 general elections. The Executive Director of CISLAC and Head, Transparency International Nigeria, Auwal Rafsanjani, expressed the worries while featuring in the NewsContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu Port Harcourt, Feb. 12, 2026(NAN) Prof. Gabriel Yomere, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers, has announced the commission’s readiness to conduct the Feb. 21 by-elections. Yomere said the commission had concluded necessary preparations to ensure a smoothContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has partnered with RCL Safety Centre to strengthen emergency preparedness and resilience in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Acting Director-General of FEMD, Abdulrahman Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the 2025 FEMA-RCL Emergency Management Forum themed “Preparedness for theContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has urged states to prioritise emergency preparedness over reliance on federal intervention during disasters. Mrs Elizabeth Ugoh, the ministry’s Director of Water Quality Control and Sanitation, made the call at the WASH in Emergency Technical Working Group meeting inContinue Reading
