The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court, Lagos to issue injunctive orders restraining the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Attorney-General of the Federation who represents the Federal Government, including...
A five-member syndicate have been arrested for allegedly swindling one Halima Sanni the sum of N26, 550, 000 Million, under false pretence of providing spiritual cleansing and solutions to different ailments. Of
The five members syndicate who claimed to be...
A man, Gabriel Celestine Nwawuzor, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged money laundering and obtaining the sum of N55 million by false pretence.
Gabriel alongside a company, Moonlink Pharmaceuticals Limited were arraigned before the court...
Dr. Salako, Nigeria's Minister of State for Health
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...
The Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Nigeria (AONN) has called on government agencies, civil society, and development partners to strengthen efforts to protect vulnerable Nigerians.
The appeal was made at its Annual General Scientific Meeting (AGSM) in Abuja,...
Opeyemi Ibitoye
The global health landscape is undergoing a silent, yet profound, transformation. Where infectious diseases once reigned supreme, a new wave of chronic conditions, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are taking their place,...
In a nation often gridlocked by debate, the Nigerian Senate’s firm stance against sachet alcohol represents a critical intervention for public health.
The 10th Senate's recent resolution to enforce the ban on sachet alcohol production by December 31, 2025, has...
The Nigerian Senate has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) not to extend the December 31, 2025, deadline for the production of alcohol in sachets.
The resolution followed a motion of urgent national importance...
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed January 20, 2026, for hearing in a suit filed against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) by the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, (WARDC) seeking an...
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani
The Corporate Accountability and Public Affairs Participation Africa (CAPPA) has announced prominent Nigerian civil rights leader Auwal Musa Rafsanjani as the new Chairman of its Advisory Board, following a Board Election held over the weekend.
CAPPA in a statement...