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FG restates commitment to addressing environmental problems

The Federal Government on Monday reiterated its commitment to ensuring that Climate Change Act and other environmental policies were implemented in the country. The Minister...

Stop giving babies beverages, noodles as complementary foods, nutritionist tells mothers

A Professor of Public Health Nutrition with the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Beatrice Ogunba, has urged mothers to be wary of the types of food they feed their babies with during complementary feeding, noting that exposing infants to the wrong foods can cause malnutrition.

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Why Tissue paper is unsafe for Menstruation

A Registrar of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Dr. Daniel Adegbulu has advised women against using tissue paper in place of sanitary pads for menstruation, noting that it can cause severe infections.

Global cases of monkeypox now 257 –WHO 

The World Health Organisation says the number of confirmed monkeypox cases has reached 257, adding that there are also about 120 suspected cases from 23 non-endemic countries.

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Senate Suspends Bills for New Universities

The Nigerian Senate has directed its committees to stop processing bills seeking the establishment of new universities and other tertiary institutions, citing the Federal Government’s six-year moratorium on the creation of additional institutions. The directive was announced during Wednesday’s plenary session, November 4, 2026, as lawmakers considered the...

5.5 Million Nomadic Children Out of School in Nigeria

The National Commission for Nomadic Education has disclosed that approximately 5.5 million children from nomadic pastoralist, migrant fishing and migrant farming communities are out of school across Nigeria. The commission’s Acting Executive Secretary, Umar Abdu, revealed the figure during an interview in Kano on the sidelines of an...

Court Removes Karimi as APC’s Kogi West Candidate

A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the nomination of Senator Sunday Karimi as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Kogi West senatorial district ahead of the 2027 general elections. The court ordered the APC to replace Karimi with Samuel Aro, whom it recognised as...