More than half of the world's children are now exposed to at least three overlapping climate and environmental hazards that threaten their health, education, safety and overall development, according to...
Read moreDetailsVeteran Nigerian actor, dramatist, filmmaker and scholar, Dr. Kola Oyewo, widely celebrated for his iconic role in the classic film Saworoide, has died at the age of 80. His passing...
Read moreDetailsA man was shot dead during a protest against a proposed Ebola quarantine facility for United States citizens in central Kenya, as tensions escalated over plans to establish the centre...
Read moreDetailsThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have unveiled a $518 million six-month emergency response plan aimed at containing the rapidly...
Read moreDetailsMore than 30 people have been killed in a series of attacks by suspected Islamist rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), further complicating efforts to contain a growing...
Read moreDetailsA promising new treatment for bladder cancer is being hailed by doctors as a breakthrough after trial results showed it can help patients avoid life-changing surgery while significantly reducing the...
Read moreDetailsThe Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The announcement was made on Monday by the...
Read moreDetailsSharp reductions in foreign aid spending by the United Kingdom, Germany and France could contribute to more than 11.5 million preventable deaths by the end of the decade, according to...
Read moreDetailsThe United Nations has warned that nearly 35 million Nigerians could face acute hunger between June and August as worsening economic pressures, conflict and inadequate humanitarian funding deepen the nation’s...
Read moreDetailsThe World Health Organization has raised the national risk level of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to “very high” as infections and suspected deaths...
Read moreDetails









