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North-east Nigeria displacement crisis continues amid ‘increased sophistication’ of attackers, warns UN

Armed extremists, notably Boko Haram militants, have contributed to a decade-long humanitarian crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states,…

6 years ago

2019 presidency: Wole Soyinka discloses who he will vote for

Nigeria’s literary icon, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that he will not vote for the presidential candidates of the of…

6 years ago

Borno, Adamawa, Yobe States Declare End of Cholera Outbreaks

In a synchronized event, the Commissioners of Health in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States recently declared the end of the…

6 years ago

Ten threats to global health in 2019

The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing reports…

6 years ago

WHO calls crisis meeting over deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

The WHO has assessed the national and regional risk of the current Ebola outbreak in DRC as “very high,” although…

6 years ago

Nigeria floods: Guterres ‘deeply saddened’ by loss of life and rising need

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday he is “deeply saddened”, as the Government of Nigeria announced that…

6 years ago

APC primaries: Oyo guber aspirant, Owolabi urges delegates to vote according to conscience

DR Owolabi Babalola, a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Thursday called on party delegates…

6 years ago

Rotary announces US$96.5 million to end polio

Rotary  today announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that…

6 years ago

Saif Al Mandhari nominated as WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

WHO's Special Session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, held today in Geneva, has nominated Dr Ahmed Salim…

7 years ago

Saraki’s wife, Toyin, WHO walk the talk in Abuja

THE Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) in partnership with the World Health Organization, (WHO) have embarked on a 7.2 km walk…

7 years ago