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Lagos Launches Statewide Campaign to Protect Children Against Measles and Rubella

Lagos State has kicked off a week‑long Measles‑Rubella and Routine Immunisation campaign aimed at protecting children and adolescents from vaccine‑preventable diseases. The exercise,...

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Health Workers’ Strike Gains Momentum as Federal Workers Forum Threatens Nationwide Action

The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has declared its full support for the ongoing strike by Nigerian health workers, warning that the situation could...

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Rising Drug Abuse Fuels Terrorism, Crime in Northern Nigeria – CNG

The Students’ Wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has raised alarm over the growing menace of drug abuse and trafficking, warning...

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TUC and NLC Threaten Nationwide Action, Give Government 14 Days to Pay Health Workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have issued a 14‑day ultimatum to the federal government to...

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How poor services, high costs and easy drug access fuel Nigeria’s addiction crisis

Nigeria is grappling with a growing substance abuse crisis, with an estimated 14.3 million people using illicit drugs and fewer than 200 treatment...

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‘It Was a Wipeout’: How One Family Rebuilt Life After a Mother’s Murder

For many parents, the daily school run is a routine filled with forced smiles and casual conversation. For Stuart Green, those moments were...

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One pupil yet to be identified in Vanderbijlpark crash – GED

The Gauteng Education Department (GED) has confirmed that one of the learners who died in Monday’s tragic scholar transport accident in Vanderbijlpark is...

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Nurses’ Group Warns Illegal Schools Threaten Patient Safety, Kwara Government Urged to Act

A leading nursing advocacy group has raised concerns over the growing number of unaccredited nursing training programmes operating in parts of Nigeria, warning...