Society & Lifestyle

  A new report by the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund has shown that 14.3 million children worldwide have never received a single dose of any vaccine.   The figure is four million more than the 2024 target needed to stay on track with Immunisation Agenda ...

  Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.   His former spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the development on Sunday afternoon. According to him, Buhari died on Sunday at a hospital in the United Kingdom.   Further details surrounding his death are yet to be disclosed.

  The Lagos State Government has boosted its emergency care by unveiling 10 new ambulance points. This expansion aims to improve response times and strengthen the Lagos State Ambulance Service network across the state after some reports published by PUNCH Online. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. ...

  The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed two persons dead and 10 injured in an auto crash that occurred along Ringim-Kano Road, in the Ringim Local Government Area of the state.   The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr. Umar Mas’ud, told newsmen in Dutse, the state capital, on Friday that ...

  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and sunshine over the country from Friday to Sunday.   NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms in the northern region on Friday.   It predicted light to moderate rains during the morning hours over parts of Taraba, Borno, ...

  The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health, Uju Anwukah, on Wednesday said Nigeria currently ranks second on the global malnutrition index, making her the first in Africa.   The presidential aide’s remark was echoed by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Food and ...

  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Wednesday charged the National Assembly to demonstrate more seriousness in its oversight role on revenue-generating agencies of government.   The anti-graft agency also condemned the practice of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies for their alleged mismanagement of public funds. ...

  The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has announced plans to convene the seventh National Council on AIDS, which will focus on Nigeria’s HIV response in the context of evolving global aid dynamics.   The agency made this known in a statement signed by the Chairman, Planning Committee, ...

  The Nigerian Railway Corporation says the Federal Government has begun reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Eastern railway corridor.   The Railway District Manager, Eastern District, Enugu, Mr Victor Adamu, stated this while responding to a national survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria, on abandonment of railway lines ...

  The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara Traditional Rulers Council, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has mourned the death of Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who died on Monday.   This is contained in a condolence message issued by the Emir’s Spokesman, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona, and made available to the News ...