Society & Lifestyle

    The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has directed key federal research institutions to support a groundbreaking study into a potential plant-based cure for brain cancer.   As reported by NTA on Saturday, the directive mandates key institutions, namely the National Institute for ...

    Amid a surge in deadly attacks by suspected Lakurawa bandits, residents of Kebbe Local Government Area in Sokoto State have called on the Federal Government to permit them to bear sophisticated weapons for self-defence.   The residents, who voiced their anguish at a press conference held on Saturday ...

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday destroyed fake, expired, substandard, and falsified drugs and products valued at N15bn in Ibadan, Oyo State.   This was announced by the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, during the destruction in Ibadan, the state ...

  A blaze has ravaged a Solar and Electrical Company in the Iwo Road Area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.   The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday.   PUNCH Online learnt that the fire destroyed the Training Office of Sun Watt’s Solar and Electrical Company located ...

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that Nigeria has recorded 166 deaths from Lassa fever from January 1 to September 14, 2025.   The Case Fatality Rate now stands at 18.5 per cent, higher than the 16.9 per cent recorded during the same ...

  President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said Nigeria’s economy had recorded significant improvements in foreign reserves, tax revenues, and trade balance, describing the gains as proof of resilience and diversification.   In his Independence Day broadcast to mark the country’s 65th anniversary, the President said, “We have a stronger foreign ...

  Dozens missing, three dead in Indonesia school collapse   Agency report   Searchers raced Tuesday to rescue at least 38 people still believed trapped after the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia that has already left three dead, authorities said.   The building gave way on Monday ...

    Schools, libraries, and parks were closed on Monday in Valencia in eastern Spain after heavy rains prompted a red alert and fears of a repeat of deadly floods that hit the area last year.   Spain’s national weather agency, AEMET, warned of a “very complicated situation” in the ...

    As part of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary celebration, the Federal Government held a special thanksgiving service on Sunday at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja to offer prayers and give thanks for the nation.   The event drew top government officials and security chiefs, including Senate President Godswill ...

  The Delta State Government has dismissed several health workers found guilty of extorting money from pregnant women and children under five, despite the state’s free healthcare policy for these groups. Others were demoted for related offences.   The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, disclosed this on Saturday ...