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The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria incurs annual economic losses ranging between ₦13.3 trillion and ₦17.9 trillion due to hepatitis-related issues, with 4,252 lives lost each year to liver cancer resulting from untreated cases. This was revealed by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, during a press briefing in honour of World Hepatitis Day 2025, themed “Hepatitis: Let’s break it down.” Represented by Dr.

Two years after President Bola Tinubu signed the landmark Electricity Act into law, the ambitious reform is facing intense scrutiny and backlash. Designed to decentralise the power sector by shifting control from the federal to state governments, the law has triggered widespread controversy and a fresh wave of crises between state electricity regulators, distribution companies (DisCos), and federal authorities. The Act, passed in 2023, removed electricity from the exclusive legislative

Dr. Anietie Ikott, a scientist and CEO of Anirich Nigeria Limited based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has raised concerns over Nigeria’s vulnerability to natural disasters, warning that the country could soon face a major earthquake. During a recent media engagement in Uyo, Ikott challenged the widely held belief that Nigeria is outside earthquake-prone zones. He cited the recent tremors experienced in Abuja and parts of the South-West as evidence

The Federal Government has unveiled a financial assistance initiative aimed at supporting academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions across the country. Tagged the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund (TISSF), the scheme is designed to improve the welfare and professional development of workers in universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Under this scheme, each eligible staff member can access up to ₦10 million, not exceeding 33.3% of their gross annual

LAGOS — Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, has urged President Bola Tinubu to extend the Federal Government’s ‘Nigeria First’ policy to include refined petroleum products, effectively banning the importation of petrol, diesel, and other fuels that are now being produced locally. Speaking at the Global Commodity Insights Conference on West African Refined Fuel Markets—co-hosted by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and S&P Global—Dangote emphasized

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced that online registration for its 2025/2026 Post-UTME screening exercise will commence on Monday, July 28, 2025, for all undergraduate programmes. The information was contained in a statement released by Mrs. Abosede Wickliffe, Registrar One and Secretary to Council, and published on the university’s official website on Friday. According to the notice, the registration exercise will run until August 20, 2025. Eligibility RequirementsCandidates who

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to infrastructure development with plans to complete five key road projects in Alimosho Local Government Area before the close of 2025. According to a statement on Wednesday, the projects include the rehabilitation of the Ijegun–Ijagemo Road, construction of the Ile Eja road network—comprising Ile Eja, Olaiya, Ajibola Hassan–Alhaji Mustapha, Olu Adeyanju (with a bridge), and Rabiatu Ogedengbe—as well as the Akesan–Igando Road.

Residents of Sowo Village in Ogun State on Wednesday blocked the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway after a speeding car killed four pupils of Iddo Primary School, Kobape. The accident, which occurred around 3 p.m., involved a Toyota Corolla with registration number KSF 579 DM. According to witnesses, the pupils were walking home when the driver lost control and veered onto the walkway, hitting them. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency