By Ogar Monday Last month, March 2023, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) declared a national emergency on Lassa fever. Dr. Ifedayo Adediba, the organization’s Director General, said the emergency was declared after a risk assessment and an increase in the reported cases of people with the ailment. In its Lassa Fever situation report,
By Ogar Monday On October 26, 2022, Nigeria’s financial regulatory agency, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced that it intends to withdraw and redesign the country’s N200, N500, and N1000 notes. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, revealed that the redesign and recall of the old note was, amongst other things, an effort to mop
By Faith Abiodun Uwaifo, The Nation Newspaper Since the implementation of the cash swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) on February 10, Nigerians have been going through hell to transact and fulfill daily obligations. Protests and riots have been recorded in many cities and towns over the scarcity. Here are five ways to
By Ogar Monday As new cases of the COVID-19 continue to rise in Asia and part of North America, the Nigeria Government is responding by amending its travel policies to ensure the safety of both travellers and residents in the country. One of such strategies the government have announced is that all travellers into the
By Ogar Monday Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholera. It can lead to severe dehydration and death if left untreated. While about 1.3 billion people, mostly from the Global South, are at risk of Cholera, 2.86 million cases happen every year, with an
By Cole Praise, Dubawa In elections, campaigns provide the grounds for political candidates to market themselves before the electorates and unveil their plans. It is all about casting a popular figure and reassuring the citizens of the realities of one’s political aspirations in return for their vital support and publicity. Campaigns translate to being “everywhere”