By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Nigeria is stepping up efforts to tighten security across West Africa’s borders. The plan is simple, at least on paper. Work closer with the United Nations and make it much harder for cross-border criminals to move freely. Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, revealed the move on Wednesday…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nigeria ramps up Ebola preparedness after WHO emergency declaration. NCDC lists high-risk states, warns of Bundibugyo strain with no licensed vaccine. Ebola outbreak fears are real right now. Nigeria isn’t waiting. The NCDC just put the whole country on notice. High preparedness alert. Effective immediately. Dr Jide Idris, the DG, signed off…
By: Abudu Olalekan Facing a potential Ebola surge, Nigeria ramps up monitoring nationwide as outbreaks grow in Uganda and the DRC. The NCDC steps in with stronger alert systems because nearby infections are climbing fast. With health teams on high watch, border checks tighten where movement crosses hot zones. Though no cases show locally yet,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Blindness creeps through Nigeria one cloudy lens at a time. Nearly fifty percent of those who can’t see lose it to cataracts, according to fresh data from 2024. Over a million lives dimmed by foggy eyesight stretch across villages and cities alike. Delta State carries its share – more than twenty-five thousand…
By: Abudu Olalekan A wave of anger is sweeping through Nigeria’s medical community. When violence struck close to home – a junior doctor assaulted inside a hospital in Ogun State – the outrage grew louder. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors responded sharply, delivering demands that sound more like boundaries than requests. Tension hangs thick…
By: Abudu Olalekan Sokoto State vows to wipe out vaccine-derived polio by 2026. Dive into Governor Aliyu’s bold plans, new strategies, and partnerships with Gates Foundation for healthier kids in northern Nigeria. Imagine a dusty road in Sokoto. A mother cradles her child, worried about that nagging health scare. Polio. It’s still lurking, even after…
