Nigeria’s medical scientists yesterday raised fresh alarm over the risk of Ebola slipping into the country

By Elizabeth Osayande Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) and NGO Alsama Project have signed an agreement during the Education World Forum to collaborate on a new qualification for refugees and displaced young people that can be rolled out in Nigeria and worldwide. The newly proposed G12++ qualification seeks to address the educational crisis faced […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — THE Lagos State government, yesterday, disclosed that properties valued at N118.32 billion were saved from fire incidents in 2025, while properties worth N19.72 billion were lost to various fire outbreaks across the state. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr Olugbenga Oyerinde, disclosed this during the 2026 ministerial press […]

THE reported killing of one of the teachers abducted along some students in some schools in Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has raised serious concerns

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The  Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,395 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,390 per dollar last Friday. Likewise, the local currency depreciated to N1,373.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM . Data  from the Central Bank of Nigeria,  CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the market […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress APC, contesting for the Lagos State House of Assembly seat in Agege Constituency 1, Mr Gbenga Abiola, popularly known as Agbelebu, has appealed to party members and his supporters to conduct themselves peacefully ahead of Wednesday’s primary election. Abiola urged party faithful to shun violence, […]

By Rosemary Iwunze The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, has said that insurers must deliberately transition from a product-centric approach to a customer-centric model. Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin who stated this at the opening ceremony of the Insurance Week 2026, noted that customer-centric model entails actively involving clients in the product development process […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial primaries across the country, yesterday, produced high-profile winners and losers, amid disqualifications, protests, consensus arrangements

AXA Mansard has partnered with the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) to deepen awareness and prevention of domestic and sexual violence against children through community-based sensitisation campaigns across Lagos. The initiative forms part of the 2026 AXA Week for Good themed, “Being A Child Shouldn’t Be A Risk,” aimed at improving public […]

The United States said Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending visa services.

By Etop Ekanem The Coalition for Tinubu Solidarity Front 2027 has congratulated Mrs Olasumbo Oyeyemi on her emergence as the candidate for the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency seat in Kwara State following the direct primary ahead of the 2027 general elections. The coalition described her emergence as a reflection of her dedication, competence and years of […]

Members of the Nigeria Port Authority Pensioners and Welfare Association (NPAPWA), on Monday, staged a protest at the NPA head office in Marina, Lagos, demanding that management address the delay in the review of their pensions under the new pension scheme.

Democracy does not always die with the sound of boots, bullets, or decrees. Sometimes it dies quietly, under the cover of legality, procedure, and familiar political language. The constitution remains intact. Party offices remain open. Primaries are announced. Delegates assemble. Leaders speak solemnly of unity. Yet, behind the ceremony, the substance of democracy may already have […]

By Ndahi Marama, Damaturu The Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, has successfully carried out a highly specialized segmental mandibulectomy with reconstruction — a major maxillofacial surgical procedure performed for the first time at any state-owned facility and the first in North-eastern Nigeria. The surgery aims to remove a small or large part of your lower […]

By Joseph Erunke A Nigerian-led telehealth and care coordination platform, MedReach, is emerging with an ambitious mission to close the country’s widening healthcare access gap by connecting patients to licensed doctors, nurses, pharmacies, laboratories, and home-care providers through a digitally coordinated system. Founded by healthcare innovator and Registered Nurse John Giwa Olatunbosun, MedReach is positioning […]