The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
A deadly surge in Lassa fever infections is overwhelming local containment efforts across Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that total fatalities from the viral outbreak have climbed to 214 this year. More troubling than the raw death toll is a soaring case fatality rate, which has reached a grim 25…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has moved to reassure travellers and aviation stakeholders that comprehensive preventive measures are now active across all international airports in the country, following a recent Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in parts of Central Africa. In a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 109 deaths from Lassa fever in the first nine weeks of 2026, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 23.2 per cent — significantly higher than the 18.7 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025. Between Week 1 and Week 9 of…
Nigeria has recorded 469 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 109 deaths in the first nine weeks of 2026, with the case fatality ratio climbing to 23.2 per cent, a significant increase from the 18.7 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The…
