Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
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Contaminated water: Nigerian govt to publish details of spending, locations of projects
Following a Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the federal government has reportedly agreed to publish details of spending and locations of projects
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Nigeria records 756,000 under-five deaths annually – Official
The federal government says Nigeria records about 756,000 under five deaths annually. Osarenoma Uwaifo, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, disclosed this at a two-day annual symposium
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West Africa: Over 150 Dead From Outbreaks of Cholera
Kinshasa — A raging cholera outbreak has killed more than 150 people in Central and West Africa since the beginning of the year. The unstable Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the worst affected
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 114 With 365 Cases in 19 States
The latest Lassa fever outbreak in country has claimed four more lives, caused 12 confirmed new cases and 265 fresh suspected infections in one week. An update released yesterday by the Nigeria Centre
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WHO says 3.1 mln people lack access to healthcare in Nigeria's northeast
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said at least 3.1 million people in Nigeria's northeast cannot access healthcare due to Boko Haram's violence in the region. In a report released in the
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Tobacco industry still selling cigarettes in single sticks in Nigeria, other African countries – Report
How Tobacco companies subvert anti-tobacco laws capable of saving millions in Nigeria, others - Report How American company, Philip Morris, is flooding Nigeria with 122 million 'units' of cigarettes
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Nigeria: Over 46 Million Nigerians Defecate Openly- Govt
Federal Ministry of Water Resources has disclosed that Nigeria has the highest number of persons, who practice open defecation with an estimate of over 46 million. Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman
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Nigerian Senate moves to curb child labour, enforce Child Rights Act
In a bid to reduce the menace of child abuse, the Senate on Tuesday tasked the Ministry of Women Affairs and security agencies to devise measures to enforce the rights of Nigerian child. The lawmakers
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Nigerian Scientist Develops Ebola, Lassa Fever Detector
Abuja — A Nigerian scientist, Dr. Michael Odighemeh, has announced the discovery of a fuzzy-neutral expert system for detecting Ebola and Lassa fever. Odighemeh is a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering
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Nigeria: Strange Disease Kills 30 in Jigawa, Many Hospitalised
Dutse — About 30 people have been reportedly killed by a strange disease in Majia town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, leaving dozens hospitalised. Investigation revealed that the patients