Tedros Ghebreyesus
15 Nov
More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide – almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested. More than half of those over 30 years of age, who have the condition, are not receiving treatment, according to a new study.
17 Oct
The World Health Organization (WHO) Youth Council has called for greater support for grassroots organisations as a means to invest in future generations.
17 Sep
The United States of America (U.S.) has denied plans to impose travel restrictions on individuals arriving from African countries due to the rising cases of monkeypox (mpox).
2 Sep
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), GAVI (the Vaccine Alliance) and World Health Organisation (WHO), has issued emergency tender to secure monkey pox (mpox) vaccines for crisis-hit countries.
10 Aug
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an urgent call for manufacturers of mpox vaccines to submit an Expression of Interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The global health body disclosed this in a statement on its website on Friday. This call comes amid a growing and serious mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
5 Aug 2024
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called on researchers and governments to strengthen and accelerate global research to prepare for the next pandemic. The global health bodies made the call in a statement on its website after a Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit 2024 in Rio de Janeiro,…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved N80 billion for the reconstruction and expansion of the Alau Dam in Borno. Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources, confirmed this during a briefing with State House correspondents following the second FEC meeting of the year on Tuesday. Utsev, also the chairman of the inter-ministerial committee on dams,…
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was not in a hurry to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, despite expectations that they would hold talks after announcing tit-for-tat tariffs in a growing trade conflict. Beijing said it was imposing levies on imports of US energy, vehicles and equipment in a return salvo minutes…
34 mins ago
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) said it would soon unveil a policy document on the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic activities to “enhance critical thinking rather than fostering plagiarism and academic indolence”.
37 mins ago
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, gave approval to the Debt Management Office (DMO) to raise a N758 billion bond to clear the backlog of pension liabilities for all categories of pensioners.
40 mins ago
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has handed over 12 children rescued from traffickers to Niger State Government. Director General, NAPTIP, Binta Bello, who handed over the children to the state Governor, Muhammed Bago
41 mins ago
In its continued effort to reaffirm dedication to online safety, social media platform, TikTok has removed over two million videos in Nigeria between July and September 2024.
41 mins ago
Immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has accused his successor, Uba Sani, of sycophancy and pandering to President Bola Tinubu for personal gain.
42 mins ago
With the palatial setting of the Presidential Villa as a backdrop, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, yesterday, praised the Federal Government’s achievements in the health sector...
43 mins ago
The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has discharged and acquitted the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, of forgery charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).