Africa: CPHIA23 - African Leaders, Experts Discuss Ways to Break Barriers in Global Health

The organisers said the four-day conference will spotlight cutting-edge research and innovations, and present African-led solutions to public health challenges. Read more »

Africa: CPHIA23 - Why Africa Must Take Charge of Its Public Health - Africa CDC

CPHIA is an annual conference organised by the Africa CDC that provides a unique African-led platform for leaders across the continent to reflect on lessons learned in health and… Read more »

Nigeria: Who Raises Alarm Over 'Rise of TB Infection' in Borno

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State said his state has lost about 50 per cent of its health institutions to insurgency and that many staff had been abducted, making health care… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Court Declares Sections of Nigerian Press Law As Human Rights Violations

The ECOWAS Court rules that the Nigerian Press Council Act of 1992 fails to recognise public interest media including rights of online and citizen journalists. Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Condemns 'Plot to Disturb Peace" in Sierra Leone

The condemnation of the security breach in Sierra Leone is contained in a statement issued by ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Prisoners Abducted During Sierra Leone Security Breach - Official

"The prisons were thus overrun. Some prisoners were abducted by the assailants while many others were released," he wrote on X. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Student Faces Jail Time, Deportation Over Threat to Bomb UK University

Mr Okwuoha, 26, claimed he had enlisted ISIS, an international terrorist organisation, to help bomb the university in Scotland. Read more »

Nigeria: COP28 - Kaduna Women Stage Street Rally for Climate Justice

The organisers of the Kaduna rally said the goal was to ask for climate justice for women and affirmative representation at COP28. Read more »

Africa: Dangote Cement Positioned to Tackle Africa's Waste, Climate Change Issues - GMD

Mr Pathak said cement production is an energy-intensive process which consumes thermal energy of about 3.3GJ/tonne of clinker produced. Read more »

Nigeria: Ibom Air Refutes Claims of Stopping Flights to Calabar

The airline apologised to passengers affected by flight disruption. Read more »

Nigeria: What Femi Olaleye's Life Sentence Means for Fight Against SGBV in Lagos

Between August 2022 and July 2023, Lagos State's Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) recorded 5,624 cases, ranging from domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, child abuse,… Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Governors Canvass New Revenue Formula, React to Court Judgements On Elections

The PDP governors said they believe that the Supreme Court will do justice in the cases where the party recorded temporary setbacks like Zamfara and Plateau. Read more »

Nigeria: Shettima Urges Governors to Develop Agriculture Sector

Mr Shettima hinted at the possibility of engaging the private sector in tackling floods and other natural disasters in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Bauchi Assembly Set to Pass Child's Rights Bill Into Law - Speaker

Bauchi State is said to be the only state without a child's rights law. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Inaugurates Committee to Review Public Procurement Act

The Public Procurement Act 2007 was signed into law on 4 June, 2007 by the late President Umaru Yar' Adua. Read more »

Nigeria: Mohbad - Reburial Saga, Family Feud, Toxicology Results, Other Recent Updates

Mohbad's family seems to be in an unending squabble over his reburial, while other forms of controversy and strings of startling revelations continue to trail the artiste's… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Suspected Firearms Fabricator in Jigawa

The police said the suspected firearms fabticator was arrested on 16 November. Read more »

Nigeria: APC, PDP React to Appeal Court Judgement On Nasarawa Governorship Election

Both the APC and the PDP differed on the over the validity of the Court of Appeal's judgement on the 18 March Nasarawa State governorship election. Read more »

Nigeria: COP28 - Akpabio Pledges to Help Nigeria Secure Climate Change Funds

Mr Akpabio says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global body of parliamentarians, whose executive committee he is a member, has a budget of $30 billion to fight climate… Read more »

Nigeria: Terrorism Financing - Minister Orders Probe of Prison Officials' Alleged Connivance With Inmates

The minister condemned the unpatriotic act, directing the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to investigate the disturbing allegation. Read more »

Nigeria: Appeal Court Affirms Election of Sule As Nasarawa Governor

The Court of Appeal overturned the judgement of the Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which had declared David Ombugadu, the governorship candidate of the… Read more »

Nigeria: TotalEnergies Confirms Oil Leak At Egina Field

The leak had occurred while crude was being loaded from the Egina FPSO to a vessel on 15 November. Read more »

Nigeria: How APC Shared Party Structure in Rivers Between Amaechi, Wike Loyalists

The APC NWC, on Wednesday, dissolved the leadership of its crisis-ridden Rivers State chapter, and appointed a seven-member caretaker committee to run its affairs for six months. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Music Company Chocolate City in Trouble, May Lose 60% Shares

Chocolate City's trouble is a fallout of a recent judgement of a High Court in London. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Moves to Revise Nigerian Laws

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters is to interface with the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation to revise the laws. Read more »