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Lifestyle & Wellness Desk5 September 2025

The Kano State Government has assured residents of its dedication to addressing urban flooding through sustainable strategies aimed at protecting lives and property. Dr. Dahiru Hashim, the Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, made this statement on Friday in Kano, following heavy rainfall on Thursday that caused flooding in various parts of the city. Hashim […]

Tech & Tools Desk5 September 2025

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday that it will impose temporary duties on pork imports from the European Union following an investigation that found evidence of dumping. The probe was initiated last year amid the EU’s scrutiny of Chinese state subsidies in the electric vehicle sector. According to a statement from China’s commerce ministry, […]

Zara Lianne5 September 2025

By Chinedu Adonu Enugu — The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has expressed serious concern over Nigeria’s worsening economic conditions, warning that it is jeopardizing healthcare services and citizens’ wellbeing. The organization voiced this alarm on Thursday during its 14th Biennial Delegates’ Meeting and Scientific Conference in Enugu, themed “Otanisi Psychosis: The […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk4 September 2025

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to establish state police, describing it as a “misplaced priority” that could worsen Nigeria’s already fragile security system. In a Thursday statement from Kaduna, NYCN President Isah Abubakar argued that creating state police would only add to existing problems of underfunding, manpower […]

Zara Lianne4 September 2025

Nigeria has recorded a decline in new confirmed cases of Lassa fever, though deaths linked to the disease remain alarmingly high, according to fresh data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). In epidemiological week 34, three new infections were confirmed—down from five the previous week—with cases detected in Ondo and Edo […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk4 September 2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Nigeria to increase its health budget allocation to at least 20 per cent of total expenditure. WHO Regional Director, Prof. Mohamed Janabi, made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja at the National Health Financing Dialogue themed “Reimagining the Future of Health Financing in Nigeria.” Janabi described sustainable healthcare […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk4 September 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday began a 10-day vacation as part of his 2025 annual leave, the Presidency announced. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President will spend the period between France and the United Kingdom before returning to Nigeria. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk4 September 2025

A federal judge in Boston has overturned the Trump administration’s decision to cut at least $2.6 billion in research grants for Harvard University. US District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled on Wednesday that the administration had used antisemitism as a pretext for what she described as an “ideologically motivated assault on this country’s premier universities.” “We […]

Tech & Tools Desk4 September 2025

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday reaffirmed its plan to embark on a nationwide strike from September 10 if the Federal Government and its agencies fail to address its demands. NARD President, Dr. Tope Osundara, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, noting that a meeting held with the government […]

Zara Lianne4 September 2025

A Zambian court on Thursday handed former foreign minister Joseph Malanji a four-year prison sentence with hard labour after finding him guilty of corruption. Malanji, who served under ex-president Edgar Lungu between 2018 and 2021, was arrested in late 2021 for allegedly using stolen public funds to purchase assets, including two Bell 420 helicopters. The […]

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Kano To Tackle Flooding With New Drainage Master Plan

China To Implement Temporary Tariffs on EU Pork Due To Alleged Dumping Practices

MDCAN Condemns Economic Downturn And Calls For A Living Wage For Doctors And Healthcare Workers.

NYCN Rejects State Police Proposal, Labels It Misplaced Priority

Nigeria Records Fewer Lassa Fever Cases but Higher Deaths – NCDC

WHO Urges Nigeria to Commit 20% of Budget to Public Health

Tinubu Departs Abuja for Europe on 10-Day Vacation

Court Blocks Trump Administration’s $2.6bn Funding Cut to Harvard

NARD Vows to Strike, Says 2,000 Doctors Unpaid

Zambian Ex-Foreign Minister Gets Prison Term for Corruption

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