Civil Society

Two female minors, aged 13 and 14, including one living with sickle cell disease, have been rescued in Edo State while being trafficked en route to Libya. The girls had …

To strengthen antenatal care and improve health services in the state, Kirikasamma Local Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has donated hospital equipment and essential supplies …

The United Nations has approved a $5 million allocation from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support Nigeria in preparing for severe flooding projected in parts of the country. …

At least ten children have died following a fresh outbreak of diphtheria in Agaie and Bida local government areas of Niger State. The affected children were rushed to the Federal …

Opportunities and resources for livelihood and health abound in the forest sector if the forests are protected and conserved. This was part of the message in a keynote address delivered …

The Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA), in partnership with the Zayt Foundation for Women and Children, has enrolled 170 Almajiri pupils from Malam Babba Qur’anic School, Hausawa, into …

A Kano-based journalist was detained for more than two hours by police on Monday night over a radio program, prompting condemnation from a local press body which described the rising …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed his commitment to fixing Nigeria’s health sector, vowing to end persistent power failures in hospitals. Speaking through the Secretary to the Government of the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged stronger collaboration with the Presidential Committee on Campaign Against Social Vices in Secondary and Tertiary Institutions to curb corruption, cybercrime, cultism, …

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has decried the rising cases of “sign-out” practices among young school leavers in Kano State, describing it as unhealthy. The agency warned that the trend, …