Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
22 Oct
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), an NGO, have lauded the Nasarawa State Government for embracing the public health legal assessment system tool. This commendation was made at a four-day workshop in Nasarawa, aimed at bolstering the state’s public health legal framework to effectively respond to public health…
19 Aug
The book, An Imperfect Storm: A pandemic and the coming of age of a Nigerian institution, written by the immediate past Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, with his wife Vivianne Ihekweazu, Managing Director of Nigeria Health Watch, is a memoir written like a fast-paced thriller, which will keep…
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Nigerian audio producer Progress Edward, known as Edward Pee, has emerged as one of the standout talents at the prestigious 2024 Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Awards. Edward was also recognised for Outstanding Narration in TV or Film - Best African Voiceover, along with five other nominations, at the star-studded event held…
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President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), a body he has repeatedly criticized over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at the White House hours after his inauguration, Trump said the United States was paying far more to the UN…
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President Donald Trump said Monday he may impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico as early as February 1, while promising punitive measures on other countries as part of new US trade policy. Trump rekindled his threat against the two major US trading partners hours after taking the oath of office -- accusing…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has made a significant arrest, bringing an end to the terror reign of an alleged notorious gang leader Abubakar Idris (a.k.a Nishi) and his accomplices, Buhari Saidu and Musa Ahmadu Suleiman, who reportedly murdered one Ibrahim Danfulani.
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Last week, Senator Eyinanya Abaribe restated his offer to stand as surety for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Not long after in the same week, Senator John Azuta-Mbata was elected as the President of Ohaneze Ndigbo.
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In a rekindled bickering over the airline's financial status, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and Arik Air shareholders have traded fresh accusations over the embattled airline's debt of over N455 billion.
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There is growing concern over the uncovering of an alleged N500 million fraud at Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State.
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US President Donald Trump repealed numerous executive orders promoting LGBTQ equality and issued new ones decreeing only two genders and ending government diversity programs Monday, definitively breaking with what he decries as "woke" culture. On the campaign trail, Trump vilified diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government and corporate world, saying they…
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President Bola Tinubu yesterday resumed work at Aso Villa after participation in the 2025 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) in the United Arab Emirates. The President returned to Abuja on Saturday evening.
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Joy enveloped the Idotun Community Junior High School, a suburb of Lekki, last Thursday, when Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, in partnership with Dangote Fertilisers Limited, awarded scholarships to 473 students from 10 secondary schools and seven tertiary institutions.