The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, (ABUAD) Aare Afe Babalola, has appealed to wealthy Nigerians to channel more of their resources into strengthening the country’s education and health sectors, saying such investments are vital to national growth and the wellbeing of citizens. Babalola, who made the call while hosting a nine-member delegation of the Nigerian Medical Association led by the NMA First Vice President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, said…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sounded a fresh warning to consumers following the widespread circulation of substandard and unregistered edible oils across the country. The agency, in a notice published on its X handle on Tuesday, said several brands of cooking oil currently being sold in major markets have neither undergone regulatory scrutiny nor met minimum safety requirements. It identified the products as…

Mali has reported its first confirmed case of mpox, with health authorities attributing the infection to a recent traveller from neighbouring Guinea. The World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest multi-country mpox situation update on Monday, said genomic sequencing is under way to determine the clade responsible for the infection. According to WHO, mpox is an illness that is cause by monkeypox and transmitted through people. The case marks Mali’s…

WHO said the hospital was struck no fewer than three times, while paramedics and volunteers attempting to evacuate the injured from the kindergarten came under fire.

In a sweeping series of intelligence-driven operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disrupted major drug trafficking networks across the country. This development led to the arrest of several suspects and seizure of millions of opioid pills and tonnes of cannabis from syndicates operating in multiple states. The operations, conducted between 1 and 6 December, led to the recovery of more than 7.6 million tramadol pills and 76,273.4…

The Edo State Government has announced a renewed drive to improve environmental hygiene and curb pollution as it begins full implementation of its recently enacted Sanitation and Pollution Management Law. During a stakeholders’ engagement in Benin City on Sunday, the Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Nosa Adams, said the law would serve as a framework for restoring degraded areas, strengthening sanitation systems, and promoting responsible waste disposal across the state.…

The discovery of decomposed and mutilated corpses in a private mortuary at Umuhu Autonomous Community, Ngor-Okpala, has triggered widespread fears of illegal organ-harvesting activities. This development prompted the Imo State Government to seal the facility and an adjoining hotel allegedly linked to the prime suspect. The operation, carried out on Saturday, formed part of an intensified crackdown on kidnapping and violent crimes along the Owerri–Aba Expressway. It was led by…

The Delta State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on violent crime and illicit drug activities, recording major breakthroughs with the recovery of firearms in Abraka and the arraignment of eighteen suspects linked to drug-related offences across the State. The documents shared on Saturday, noted thag, the operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), led by ASP Julius Robinson, on 6 December 2025 carried out an intelligence-led operation at No.…

NAPTIP: Nigeria needs unified evidence standards to combat human trafficking

The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) Nigeria has praised the transformative leadership of Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa following his reappointment. NCWS in a post shared on National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Facebook page on Thursday, announced plans to deepen collaboration with the anti-drug agency to expand drug-prevention initiatives across the country. During a courtesy visit to the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on 3 December 2025, the NCWS National…

In a fresh push to broaden access to quality and affordable healthcare for all Rivers residents, the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP) has intensified its advocacy efforts by seeking strategic partnerships with the Ministries of Commerce and Transport to boost enrolment, particularly among those in the informal sector. During separate visits to both ministries according to the post shared on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of RIVCHPP, Dr. Vetty…

Nigeria First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched a nationwide economic empowerment scheme for persons living with disabilities, providing business grants aimed at strengthening livelihoods across the country. The launching was carried out on Wednesday. The initiative was introduced during the commemoration of the 2025 World Disabilities Day in Port Harcourt, where the Rivers State First Lady, Lady Valerie Fubara, received the Universal Health Coverage Ambassador Award. Represented by Lady Fubara…