Major stakeholders in the Nigerian electricity value chain led by the Bureau of Public Enterprises met in Abuja on Wednesday and brainstormed on how best to roll out free meters to Nigerians in a bid to close the yawning gap in the system.

As Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis deepens, only a small group of states in the country are making meaningful financial commitments, while many others lag, worsening child deaths and treatment gaps nationwide, the Executive Secretary of Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria, CS-SUNN, Mr. Sunday Okoronkwo, has said.

By Chioma Obinna As the world marks World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has raised concern that millions of people battling these diseases are enduring not only physical pain but also deep psychological distress, social stigma and discrimination often in silence.Under the rallying theme: “Unite. Act. Eliminate,” WHO and its […]

Public health experts in Lagos have raised alarm over persistent gaps in Primary Healthcare Centres, PHCs), warning that millions of residents face preventable illness and financial hardship due to weak service delivery.

The University of Lagos, UNILAG, recently celebrated one of its most illustrious scholars, Professor Akinsoya Olaidi Osibogun, as he was conferred with the title of Distinguished Professor during the 53rd convocation ceremonies.

Nigeria’s high neonatal mortality rate is a crisis of coordination rather than a mere shortage of funds, a veteran Senior Paediatrician Dr. Efunbo Dosekun, has warned.

BY FEMI FALANA SAN On October 18, 2025, the Sahara Reporters reported that some military officers ranging in rank from Captain to Brigadier General were arrested by the Defence Intelligence Agency for allegedly holding secret meetings to topple the government. The online news medium also linked the cancellation of the October 1 Independence Day parade […]

Each year, around 400,000 children worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. In Nigeria, roughly 7 percent of the country’s 127,000 annual cancer cases are in children, many of whom face delayed diagnosis and limited access to treatment.

Two newly matriculated students of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko AAUA, in Ondo state, have reportedly drowned during a swimming pool party organized by the Unibercity Lounge and Hotel, Akungba-Akoko, for the newly admitted university students.

Tier 3 Data centre operators, Open Access Data Centres (OADC) Lagos has revealed it bankrolled part of the NDPC’s National Privacy Week as a mark of it’s commitment to Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda and efforts to ensure local hosting in the country.