By Wale Akinselure The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said educating the girl-child remains the most effective strategy for tackling intergenerational poverty and several...
Frequent consumption of junk food may contribute to the early onset of puberty in girls, paediatricians have said. The child specialists noted that while genetics or...
Maternal health and nutrition experts have said that taking Multiple Micronutrient Supplements daily during pregnancy can reduce the risk of congenital birth defects linked to nutritional...
As traders struggle to stay afloat amid heaps of refuse that have taken over parts of the popular Oyingbo Market in the Lagos Mainland Local Government...
As the rainy season fuels mosquito breeding and malaria cases, many low-income families in Nigeria are turning to cheap, unregulated homemade insecticides sold for as little...
By Olufemi Adediran A nongovernmental organisation, Oladipupo Foundation for Sickle Cell, has called on the Federal Government to subsidise stem cell transplant to make the procedure...
By Victor Ayeni The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has foiled an attempt to distribute expired pharmaceutical products into the Nigerian market illegally and intercepted...
By Sunday Nwakanma The National Agricultural Development Fund and the National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, have launched the Ginger Value Chain Recovery and Sustainability Programme,...
By Adeyinka Adedipe The Omoarebu Ogbeide Foundation on Saturday commenced a two-day humanitarian intervention programme in Ozalla, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. Founded...
By Johnson Idowu The Lagos State Government has sought the partnership of members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Road Transport Employees...
Sami Tunji The National Health Insurance Authority has expanded insurance support for cancer treatment as part of efforts to reduce...
Former Big Brother Naija reality star, Sheggz Olusemo has dismissed claims that he financially depended on his ex-girlfriend, Bella Okagbue,...
By Yinka Kolawole The Federal Government’s electricity subsidy bill fell 35.27 percent to N679.58 billion in the first half of...
By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s manufacturing sector recorded a steady increase in the use of locally sourced raw materials between 2021...
– Advertisement – Turning climate reporting into stronger policies, clearer investment priorities and measurable results was at the heart of...
By Victor Ayeni Madonna University, Elele Campus, Rivers State, has expelled a final-year nursing student, simply identified as Mercy, and...
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council, RMRDC, has projected that the proposed 30 per cent mandatory value addition to...
– Advertisement – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) kicked off its Regional Dialogue with West and Central Africa in Accra,...
By Punch Editorial Board IN Nigeria, pregnancy and childbirth remain perilously close to a death sentence for far too many...
– Advertisement – The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has warned that worsening extreme heat is creating...
Angela Onwuzoo The Lagos State Government has urged residents to embrace health insurance to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare spending, ease pressure...
Humans have changed a lot recently. We eat differently, work differently and play differently than the people who were here...
Nigerian singer and songwriter Tiwa Savage has accepted a fight challenge from fellow singer and entertainer Teniola Apata, popularly known...
– Advertisement – Ministers and climate negotiators from more than 50 countries are gathering in Fiji for the 2026 Pacific...
Iyanuoluwa Abiola The Founder and Director of Patrick’s Speech and Language Centre and Pure Souls Learning Foundation, Dotun Akande, has...
Big Brother Naija reality show finalist, Barry, has been evicted from the show. Barry was evicted during the grand finale...
Big Brother Naija Season 11 housemate Tram has been evicted from the show. Tram was evicted shortly after Flora’s eviction...
– Advertisement – A new report by climate campaign group, 350.org, has raised concerns over the fossil fuel records of...
By Esha Aliku More than 40,000 women in Katsina State are expected to benefit from the Community Investment Fund under...
Big Brother Naija reality show contestant Bluethopia has exited the finalists. She was evicted after Tram’s eviction, leaving Temi Nkem,...
Big Brother Naija reality show housemate Temi Nkem has emerged as the winner of the 2026 season. She was announced...
– Advertisement – The Federal Government says the National Economic Council (NEC) has approved N185 billion to settle validated legacy...
The 36 states of the federation received about N32bn from the Ecological Fund in the first six months of 2026,...
Big Brother Naija housemates Oyin, Ricky and Flora have been evicted as the battle for the top two begins. The...
– Advertisement – Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resorted to buying cooking gas in small quantities...
By Toheeb Omotayo The National Emergency Management Agency and the Kwara State Emergency Management Agency have commenced a joint assessment...
2027 will mark an extraordinary commemorative year, which the Pontifical Swiss Guard is preparing with a conference in Brig, Switzerland,...
After the Angelus catechesis, Pope Leo once again invited the faithful to pray the Rosary, joining the initiative of Aid...
– Advertisement – Some Nigerians and economic experts have called for the speedy rehabilitation and restart of refineries to strengthen...
The Holy See’s Secretary of State says “People are suffering in Gaza, Ukraine and Iran. Kyiv has the right to...
