Nigeria Targets 20% More Eye Care Workers, 25,000 Free Cataract Surgeries
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is targeting a 20 per cent increase in its active eye care workforce and 25,000 fully subsidised cataract surgeries by…
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ASUU Threatens Strike Over Wike’s Alleged Allocation of UniAbuja Land
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has warned that industrial harmony at the institution could collapse…
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US Medical Groups Issue Independent Vaccine Guidance Amid Disruptions
ABUJA, Nigeria- coalition of leading United States medical organisations has released independent vaccination guidance for seasonal respiratory diseases, seeking to provide healthcare professionals and…
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After the Sirens Fall Silent: Why Nigeria Cannot Afford to Blink on Mpox
LAGOS, Nigeria – When Africa’s public health leaders quietly lowered the emergency siren on mpox, it was meant to signal progress, not relief. Yet…
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FCT Teachers Allege 10-Year Promotion Delays Amid Strike
ABUJA, Nigeria – Some teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have spent more than a decade on the same grade level because promotions…
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Cross River Targets 30m Coffee Seedlings, 15,000 Tonnes Output
CROSS RIVER, Nigeria – Cross River State has unveiled plans to produce 30 million coffee seedlings, establish 10,000 hectares of plantations and raise annual…
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Health Officials Warn Silent Eye Disease Causes Irreversible Blindness
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Ministry of Health urges residents to prioritise early glaucoma screening to prevent avoidable blindness as activities begin for…
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1.19m Teachers Missing: Is Nigeria Failing a Generation of Schoolchildren?
LAGOS, Nigeria – Imagine a classroom where one teacher struggles to teach dozens of pupils at once. Some children cannot see the board clearly,…
