Sandra Williams

Federal Government Evacuates 271 Nigerians from South Africa

Federal Government Evacuates 271 Nigerians from South Africa

The Federal Government will repatriate 271 Nigerian nationals from South Africa today following a sharp escalation in anti-immigrant hostility. An Air Peace aircraft departed Abuja on Monday afternoon to facilitate the emergency airlift. The return flight will land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday morning. This evacuation comes amid a looming…

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Lagos Unveils N200m Grant For Young Agripreneurs

Lagos Unveils N200m Grant For Young Agripreneurs

The Lagos State Government has launched a N200m grant to support young agricultural entrepreneurs across the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the financial intervention scheme during the closing ceremony of the Agri-Exploration Programme on Tuesday. The initiative targets small and medium-scale agricultural enterprises managed by youths to boost local food security. State officials designed the…

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US Stops South African HIV Health Funding

US Stops South African HIV Health Funding

The United States government is permanently halting its massive financial support for South Africa’s national HIV and AIDS response programmes. State Department officials confirmed a phased drawdown of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly known as PEPFAR, to close out operations by early next year. The abrupt fiscal withdrawal ends a multi-billion-dollar health…

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Tems Secures Historic Nominations Ahead of BET Performance

Tems Secures Historic Nominations Ahead of BET Performance

Nigerian singer Tems has broken out of the geographical confines of traditional international categories to secure top-tier mainstream nominations at the 2026 BET Awards. The organizers confirmed that the Grammy-winning vocalist will deliver a headline performance at the live ceremony in Los Angeles on June 28. Her inclusion on the main performance bill alongside American…

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Faulty Laboratory Tests Worsen Nigeria’s Crippling Sickle Cell Crisis

Faulty Laboratory Tests Worsen Nigeria’s Crippling Sickle Cell Crisis

A staggering 40 percent of medical laboratory results for genotype testing in Nigeria are inaccurate or entirely false. Healthcare experts delivered this alarming revelation during a specialised summit marking the International Sickle Cell Day in Lagos. These widespread diagnostic errors directly fuel the country’s worsening sickle cell epidemic by misleading couples into incompatible marriages. Nigeria…

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EU Backs Local Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food Production

EU Backs Local Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food Production

The European Union launched a vital partnership with Nigeria to finance the domestic manufacture of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food. This collaborative initiative aims to end the country’s costly reliance on imported nutritional treatments for severe acute malnutrition. Massimo De Luca, the Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation to Nigeria, announced the intervention at a specialized…

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JAMB Releases Mop-Up Results, Begins University Ranking

JAMB Releases Mop-Up Results, Begins University Ranking

Nigeria’s tertiary admissions cycle has entered its final, crucial phase following a decisive administrative intervention. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday released the results of the 2026 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This final batch of scores clears the path for the board to begin ranking candidates and coordinating admissions for universities, polytechnics,…

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 Global Fund Slashes HIV Prevention Budgets for Nigeria, 61 Nations

 Global Fund Slashes HIV Prevention Budgets for Nigeria, 61 Nations

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has announced sweeping funding cuts for HIV prevention programmes across Nigeria and 61 other low- and middle-income nations. A comprehensive review by the Geneva-based multilateral institution reveals that a severe tightening of international donor allocations has forced a major restructuring of its global healthcare financing portfolio….

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Africa CDC and WHO Launch $518m Ebola Plan

Africa CDC, WHO Launch $518m Ebola Plan

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation have launched a joint $518 million emergency plan to halt a spreading Ebola outbreak across the continent. Public health officials designed the six-month operational strategy to bolster rapid containment, cross-border surveillance, and medical countermeasures in affected countries. The global health coalition seeks…

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