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Lassa fever deaths hit 258 as CFR rises to 24%
By Chioma Obinna Nigeria recorded 18 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in epidemiological week 35, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2026 to 1,074, with 258 deaths
Nigeria’s population tripled without economic expansion since Shagari era — Duke
…Links hardship, social unrest to failure of productivity Former Cross River State governor and presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Donald Duke, said yesterday Nigeria’s economy has effectively shrunk
Road transport: Nigeria nearly a century behind —FG
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Federal Government has begun moves to overhaul Nigeria’s road transport sector, targeting safer roads, modern vehicle fleets, digital systems and stronger regulation in an
Falsified drugs: PWDAN, APDA seek Africa-wide crackdown
…20 countries to attend Lagos assembly on secure medicine supply chainsBy Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria, PWDAN, and the African Pharmaceutical Distributors Association, APDA, on
UNGA 81: NITDA DG advocates inclusive global approach to AI
Director‑General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has urged global leaders to adopt a more inclusive approach to artificial intelligence, stressing that emerging technologies must expand
Makinde to Wike: Tinubu didn’t give Oyo N50bn for airport
Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has rejected a claim by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that President Bola Tinubu
Akpabio: No vacancy in Aso Rock amid Tinubu’s vacation
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed calls for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to hand over power to Vice President Kashim Shettima, insisting
Commercial flights from Gusau International Airport to Abuja begin next month
Commercial flights from the Gusau International Airport to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will begin next month, in October, 2026. The Zamfara State Government announced this when it signed
Making the Common Northern Education Compact a reality: Pathway from Niger State, by Usman Sarki
“To this class of enemies belong some of the educated or half-educated Europeanized natives whom our educational and religious system divorces from their race, and who, having no outlet and
NPERA Dialogue with NPA on Smooth Handeover of Inland Dry Ports
Eromosele Abiodun In a bid to streamline maritime operations and expand trade logistics into Nigeria’s hinterlands, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) have
