President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, the lesser Hajj pilgrimage, and is expected to pray for peace, unity and stability in Nigeria. According to the presidency, the…
Peter Kenny reports for allAfrica that the head of the International Council of Nurses has cautioned that misinformation can have deadly consequences…
Thirty-seven detainees died in Nigeria’s Niger State after extreme overcrowding, inadequate ventilation, heat stress and dehydration triggered acute respiratory failure, an investigation…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a reported 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths since it was first…
Guinea has reversed its ban on single-use plastics just three weeks after enforcement began, bowing to widespread public opposition. The government approved…
President Bola Tinubu has officially opened his campaign for a second term ahead of Nigeria’s general election in January 2027, seeking re-election…
Health authorities are tracking 53 people who may have been exposed to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola patient in the Federal Capital Territory, including…
“Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow,” the theme for this year’s World Food Day, underscores one of Africa’s biggest opportunities: linking the people who…
West Africa’s political map was shaken when Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger left ECOWAS in January 2025, but the rupture has not…
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after a woman who recently returned from Uganda tested…
Governor Dikko Radda has pledged to reopen talks on workers’ outstanding demands, including salary adjustments, allowances and career progression. But the announcement…
