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Stronger systems, better care: EU-supported investment strengthens public health institutes in Nigeria

Abuja, A disease surveillance officer in Sokoto State notices a rise in suspected cholera cases through a digital reporting system. The alert triggers a rapid response, helping to contain the spread before it grows. At a primary health centre in Kebbi State, a pregnant woman is able to deliver safely. The facility has trained staff

WHO and Ministry of Health Launch the Minister’s Special Initiative on Maternal and Newborn Health in Maiwut

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Drake Reveals That His Father Has Cancer on ‘Iceman’ Track

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Merit, experience should decide 2027 presidential election — Amaechi

Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged Nigerians to elect their next president based on competence, merit and experience rather than ethnic or regional considerations. Amaechi spoke on Thursday after submitting his presidential expression of interest and nomination forms at the ADC

Davido, Wizkid missing as Madonna, Shakira headline FIFA World Cup 2026 Halftime Show

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IFC sending team to explore scalable investments in housing, livestock, energy

The International Finance Corporation said it would immediately send a mission to Nigeria to explore scalable investment structures that could unlock private capital into sectors such as livestock, energy and housing Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesman, in a statement, disclosed that Diop Makhtar, Managing director of the Corporation, announced this in Kigali, Rwanda, on Thursday, during

Upperlink’s NRS approval signals fresh push to digitise Nigeria’s tax and invoice economy

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Judge blocks Texas law allowing state arrests, deportations of illegal immigrants

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House Ethics panel confirms misconduct investigation against Rep. Chuck Edwards

May. 14, 2026, 9:48 PM EDT The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that they are investigating whether Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards engaged in sexual misconduct or helped create a hostile workplace environment. The bipartisan committee said in a statement that it is reviewing allegations that Edwards, 65, “may have created or fostered a hostile work

Trump insists U.S.-China relations are in a good place as he wraps up Beijing trip

BEIJING (AP) — As President Donald Trump wraps up his whirlwind visit to China on Friday, he’s insistent that relations between the world’s two biggest powers are good and getting better despite deep differences on Iran, Taiwan and more. Trump started his last day in Beijing by insisting in a social media post that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had