Nigeria to host landmark global AMR summit amid rising drug resistance concerns
Nigeria is set to host the world’s top ministerial meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for the first time in Africa, amid growing global concern over the rising misuse and overuse of life-saving medicines.
Lagos landlords protest planned demolition, accuse LAMATA of defying court order
By Esther Onyegbula Hundreds of landlords and residents in a Okoko community in Ojo area of Lagos have protested an alleged plan by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, to demolish over 300 homes for a rail project, accusing the agency of defying a subsisting court order and attempting to dispossess them without adequate […]
Abia moves to avert flooding, sets up response team, relief plan
The Abia State Government has activated a multi-layered response strategy to mitigate the impact of anticipated flooding, following early warnings from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.
INC poll crisis: Ijaw women kick against Okaba’s ad-hoc c’ttee, demand justice
IJAW women from Nigeria and the diaspora have rejected the Ijaw National Congress (INC) executive elections on April 13, 2026, and INC President Benjamin Okaba’s immediate formation of an ad-hoc mediation committee, calling it an “institutional camouflage” without constitutional basis.
Flood alert: NCDC raises cholera alarm, warns of disease outbreak risk in 10 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Wednesday issued a public health alert warning of an increased risk of cholera and other infectious disease outbreaks following flood predictions affecting parts of the country.
Court stops FCCPC from enforcing Digital Lending Rules
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from enforcing its Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations 2025, pending the determination of a substantive suit.
