The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that the country is still battling a significant diphtheria outbreak, with 41,336 suspected cases recorded across 37 states. These cases, spanning 350 local government areas, were reported between Epidemiological Week 19 of 2022 and Epidemiological Week 4 of 2025. According to recent NCDC…
ABUJA – The Federal Government through the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the postponement of the implementation of the revised basic education curriculum to September 2025. The revised curriculum, initially scheduled to commence in January 2025, was introduced by the former Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman. Under the new curriculum, basic…
Tens of thousands of people attended a rally organized by the Association of the Families of Victims of the Tempe train collision, which killed 57 people in February 2023, at central Syntagma Square, in Athens, on January 26, 2025. [AP] The government was categorical in its assurances that the deadly freight train that rammed into a…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. New tariffs ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump on imports from China will also apply to goods from Hong Kong, according to a U.S. government document, indicating that Washington has erased the city’s status as a separate trading entity. “Products of…
Police operatives in Edo have rescued the Onogie of Udo-Eguare, a traditional ruler in Edo Central. The traditional ruler was kidnapped by a group of gunmen on February 3. The spokesman for the state police command, Moses Yamu, said in a statement on Saturday in Benin that the rescue operation was carried out in collaboration…
