Historic global child mortality success story leaves Africa behind
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the...
Rice soars to N90,000 as Nigeria’s punishing inflation continues
Foodstuff traders in Lagos state have decried the volatility of prices as well as the continued rise in consumer price in the country.
The traders...
59 doctors resign in Nasarawa, threatening healthcare delivery
Nasarawa state is grappling with a healthcare crisis after dozens of doctors abandoned their jobs and moved abroad.
In the last three months, 59 doctors...
Kaduna kidnapping pushes schoolchildren toll to 2000+ since Chibok
Gunmen kidnapped nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state on Thursday, the latest in a spate of school abductions that tops 2000 in the...
Only 5.7% of Nigeria’s 230 million people have electricity: TCN
Only 13 million Nigerians are officially known to have electricity in Nigeria, the government's power transmission company says.
The figure represents only 5.7% of the...