Tag: Nigeria

Nigeria Says 93% of Children in Recent Diphtheria Outbreaks Were Not Fully Vaccinated

Posted on 2026-10-15

Nigeria’s primary health care agency says nearly all children affected by recent diphtheria outbreaks had received no relevant vaccine doses or had not completed the recommended three-dose course.

Nigeria Says 93% of Children in Recent Diphtheria Outbreaks Were Not Fully Vaccinated

Nigerian Military Aircraft Crashes in Ondo State, Killing All 32 Aboard

Posted on 2026-10-05

A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crashed near Igbokoda while flying from Benin City to Lagos, killing 25 passengers and seven crew members.

Nigerian Military Aircraft Crashes in Ondo State, Killing All 32 Aboard

Atiku Demands Full Reconciliation of Nigeria’s Public Debt and External-Debt Charges

Posted on 2026-09-27

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu’s government to reconcile Nigeria’s N166.79 trillion public debt, explain changes in the debt stock and disclose the basis for charges recorded in recent external-debt payments.

Atiku Demands Full Reconciliation of Nigeria’s Public Debt and External-Debt Charges

Nigeria’s Lassa Fever Death Toll Reaches 258 as Case-Fatality Rate Rises to 24.0%

Posted on 2026-09-22

Nigeria confirmed 18 new Lassa fever cases in the week ending August 30, raising the 2026 total to 1,074 cases and 258 deaths across 24 states.

Nigeria’s Lassa Fever Death Toll Reaches 258 as Case-Fatality Rate Rises to 24.0%

Nigeria Plans Tax-Incentivised Savings Scheme and 10-Year Capital Market Framework

Posted on 2026-09-21

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission is developing a national savings programme and a new capital market master plan aimed at directing more household savings into long-term investment.

Nigeria Plans Tax-Incentivised Savings Scheme and 10-Year Capital Market Framework

Nigeria Names 10-Member Independent Committee to Investigate 37 NSCDC Custody Deaths

Posted on 2026-09-20

The panel has two weeks to determine how 37 suspected illegal miners died in an NSCDC detention cell in Minna and identify any responsibility, negligence or misconduct.

Nigeria Names 10-Member Independent Committee to Investigate 37 NSCDC Custody Deaths

NAFDAC Says 48 Died Among 182 Cases Linked to Toxic Herbal-Alcohol Drinks in Ondo State

Posted on 2026-09-19

Nigeria’s food and drug regulator said preliminary testing of unlabelled drink samples found high methanol concentrations after a poisoning outbreak in Ondo State left dozens dead or visually impaired.

NAFDAC Says 48 Died Among 182 Cases Linked to Toxic Herbal-Alcohol Drinks in Ondo State

Dangote Refinery Swings to .82 Billion H1 Profit as Debt Falls to .67 Billion

Posted on 2026-09-09

Dangote Petroleum Refinery returned to profit in the first half of 2026 and reduced debt by $570 million as it prepared a ₦2.15 trillion initial public offering.

Dangote Refinery Swings to $1.82 Billion H1 Profit as Debt Falls to $5.67 Billion

Nigeria Deploys 500,000 Vaccine Doses as Emergency Task Force Tackles Diphtheria Outbreak

Posted on 2026-08-29

Nigeria has activated a multi-agency emergency task force and sent 500,000 vaccine doses to Katsina and Kano states in response to a diphtheria outbreak affecting children.

Tag: Nigeria

Nigeria Says 93% of Children in Recent Diphtheria Outbreaks Were Not Fully Vaccinated

Nigerian Military Aircraft Crashes in Ondo State, Killing All 32 Aboard

Atiku Demands Full Reconciliation of Nigeria’s Public Debt and External-Debt Charges

Nigeria’s Lassa Fever Death Toll Reaches 258 as Case-Fatality Rate Rises to 24.0%

Nigeria Plans Tax-Incentivised Savings Scheme and 10-Year Capital Market Framework

Nigeria Names 10-Member Independent Committee to Investigate 37 NSCDC Custody Deaths

NAFDAC Says 48 Died Among 182 Cases Linked to Toxic Herbal-Alcohol Drinks in Ondo State

Dangote Refinery Swings to $1.82 Billion H1 Profit as Debt Falls to $5.67 Billion

Nigeria Deploys 500,000 Vaccine Doses as Emergency Task Force Tackles Diphtheria Outbreak

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