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Avoid Lying down to breastfeed Babies – Paediatrician

A Paediatrician, Dr. Faidat Yusuf, has cautioned nursing mothers against laying flat on their backs while breastfeeding their babies, noting that doing so could result in harmful health effects.

800,000 Children living with HIV not on treatment —UNAIDS

A new report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS has revealed that treatment coverage among children living with HIV is poor.

‘Over 70% of infants in Nigeria denied exclusive breastfeeding’

The United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation have said over 70% of infants in Nigeria are denied exclusive breastfeeding. The organisations made...

Paediatrician warns against treating Jaundice in Children with Antibiotics

A Consultant Paediatric Haematologist and Oncologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Prof. Edamisan Temiye, has cautioned mothers against treating their newborns having...

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ICPC Recovers ₦37.44bn, $2.35m In 2025 Anti-Corruption Report

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has described 2025 as a defining year in Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign, following unprecedented recoveries and expanded enforcement actions. In its 2025 annual report, the Commission announced the recovery of ₦37.44 billion and $2.353 million through asset seizures...

Tinubu Approves ₦20bn Allocation to Strengthen CCB’s Anti-Corruption Efforts

President Bola Tinubu has sanctioned a major boost to the Code of Conduct Bureau’s budget, elevating it from approximately ₦3 billion to close to ₦20 billion. Dr. Abubakar Bello, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, shared this development during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

How Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Died

Bayelsa State was plunged into grief after Deputy Governor Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo collapsed while on official duty on 11 December 2025 and was later pronounced dead at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa. The state government confirmed the death and announced three days of mourning. What...