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Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel
The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked…
COVID-19 making worrying comeback WHO warns, amid summertime surge
COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide – including at the Olympics – and are unlikely to decline anytime soon,…
Medical professionals urge Nigerians to trust efficacy of vaccines
Some medical practitioners on Wednesday said vaccines are safe and healthy, urging Nigerians to embrace them. They made…
TETfund to establish work scheme in Nigerian universities
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has expressed readiness to establish a “learn to work” scheme on Nigerian campuses in…
Protest: UNILAG postpones ongoing second semester examinations
The Management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has postponed the ongoing 2023/2024 second semester examinations due…
Nigerians bearing ‘overwhelming burden’ of medical costs, says health ministry
The Coordinating Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has revealed that Nigerian households are bearing “an overwhelming burden”…
Tinubu approves new health sector coordination unit
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in the…
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart listed among The 50 Most Influential Books of All Time
By Clara Nwachukwu Things Fall Apart written by Nigeria’s Chinua Achebe, has been named among The 50 Most Influential…
UN agencies urge immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030
An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end…
WTO: African group votes Okonjo-Iweala for 2nd term
The African Group at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) presented a proposal at its General Council (GC) to…