5 h. ago Gov Aliyu’s aide seeks stronger security collaboration with Defence Minister

He urged the new minister to deploy his operational expertise to tackle banditry, insurgency, kidnapping and other security challenges.

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31 h. ago Experts urge Nigerian SMEs to embrace crowdfunding, credit guarantees, other alternatives to bank loans

Experts have highlighted a widening range of non-bank financing options designed to help small businesses overcome long-standing barriers to traditional read more Experts urge Nigerian SMEs to embrace crowdfunding, credit guarantees, other alternatives to bank loans

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56 h. ago Experts urge stronger action to curb rising Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa

Public health experts have called for stronger action by governments and citizens to contain the spread of Neglected Tropical Diseases read more Experts urge stronger action to curb rising Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa

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67 h. ago Wasteful projects draining Nigeria’s public finances – CIPMN

Nigeria loses billions to wasteful projects and has N17tn in abandoned works. Experts warn this drains public finances and call for urgent regulation. Read More: https://punchng.com/wasteful-projects-draining-nigerias-public-finances-cipmn/

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8 d. ago Abduction crisis: Tinubu declares emergency as NASS rejects bandit negotiations

Amid Nigeria’s abduction crisis, President Tinubu declares a security emergency. NASS rejects negotiating with bandits, pushing for stronger action. Read More: https://punchng.com/abduction-crisis-tinubu-declares-emergency-as-nass-rejects-bandit-negotiations/

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8 d. ago CSOs applaud Nigeria’s leadership at COP11, seek stronger domestic action

By Martin Metieh Civil society organisations (CSOs) working in tobacco control have applauded the “outstanding leadership” of the Minister of State for Health, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, and the Nigerian delegation at the 11th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) in Geneva, while calling […]

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9 d. ago REMAPSEN Rallies African Journalists To Drive Fight Against NTDs

The African Media Network for Health and Environment (REMAPSEN) has launched the fourth edition of its annual Media Forum, renewing its call for stronger media engagement in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) across the continent. The virtual launch, held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, brought together more than 100 journalists, civil society groups, […]

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1 week ago Prioritise attracting investments over premature regulations, experts urge states electricity regulators

The recent enactment of the Electricity Act 2023 has significantly transformed the power sector in Nigeria. A key part of read more Prioritise attracting investments over premature regulations, experts urge states electricity regulators

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2 w. ago Nigeria risks fiscal distress without urgent reforms, experts warn

Nigeria may be standing at the edge of a renewed debt crisis unless it accelerates fiscal reforms, strengthens revenue mobilisation, and improves transparency in debt reporting. This warning dominated discussions at the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN) Q4 2025 Virtual Symposium. The symposium, themed: “Nigeria’s Rising Debt Profile and Sustainability Imperatives,” brought together leading […]

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2 w. ago Deploy service chiefs to operational areas, security expert urges Tinubu

UK–based Nigerian security expert, Bulama Bukarti, has called for the permanent deployment of all service chiefs to operational areas, warning that Nigeria’s recurring attacks on schools, churches, and security formations stem from weak response systems.

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2 w. ago Tech Experts Urge Creatives To Adopt AI For Sustainability, Advance Future Of Workforce

Tech experts have urged regulators of the creative industry to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reshape professions and advanced the future of workforce, urging the need to shift from fear to strategic adoption for career sustainability. The message was conveyed during the 2025 Lagos Book and Art Festival at Freedom Park, Lagos Island, where the […]

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2 w. ago Experts warn of rising diabetes cases, urge regular screening

Amina Hassan Wali, Chief Medical Director and consultant ophthalmologist at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, has urged Nigerians to prioritise read more Experts warn of rising diabetes cases, urge regular screening

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3 w. ago Poverty, poor environment causes of neglected tropical diseases — UNICEF

"When people are poor and they are not clean, the environment is not clean, and they are more likely to have diseases...

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3 w. ago NTDs hinder children’s learning, trap families in poverty – Health ministry official

Hauwa Abubakar, North-East zonal coordinator of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has read more NTDs hinder children’s learning, trap families in poverty – Health ministry official

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3 w. ago Gombe, Partners Target Complete Elimination Of Neglected Tropical Diseases By 2030

Health officials in Gombe State said the government and its partners were on track to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) before 2030. This, according to the officials, followed years of coordinated interventions that have already freed most local government areas from the infections. At a media dialogue on NTD elimination in Gombe, North-East Zonal Coordinator […]

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3 w. ago Prioritise science education to transform universities into engines of innovation – Expert urges FG

Olalekan Salawu of the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), has called on the Federal Government to re-image Nigeria where scientific legacy read more Prioritise science education to transform universities into engines of innovation – Expert urges FG

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