The Federal Government, through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has announced the revitalisation of more than 901 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across Nigeria. Additionally, it plans to upgrade 2,701 more as part of its effort to ensure…
World Food Programme (WFP) Warns of Rising Hunger and Malnutrition in Ethiopia as Humanitarian Needs Outpace Resources
The organization’s life-saving response has been severely hampered by critical funding shortfalls as 3.6 million of the most vulnerable are at imminent risk of losing food assistance Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional…
Flood: NEMA Urges Rivers and Bayelsa Residents to Relocate To Higher Ground
As the rainy season intensifies, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a strong advisory to residents in Rivers and Bayelsa States, urging them to relocate to higher ground in anticipation of significant flooding forecasted for the region. The…
EACOP: Chubb Becomes 30th Major Insurer to Reject the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Chubbs has become the 30th Major Insurer to reject the french TotalEnergies powered 1,443-kilometer crude oil pipeline stretching from Uganda’s Kabaale and Hoima districts to the Tanzanian port of Tanga.
African Civil Society Urges Oman Against EACOP Support as East Africa Trade Expo Kicks Off
Just one day before the Oman East Africa Trade and Investment Expo opens in Muscat on April 16, over 70 civil society organisations (CSOs) from Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and beyond have published an open letter urging…
Abia Implements Urban Renewal Agenda With New Umuahia City
The Abia State Government has said that plans are underway to establish the new Umuahia City, as part of its transformation agenda for the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday, April 14, 2025, while…
Dangers Grow for Myanmar Quake Survivors, Health System ‘Overwhelmed’
In earthquake-shattered central Myanmar, people are sleeping in the streets in fear of buildings collapsing, facing early monsoon rains and the risk of waterborne diseases, the UN warned on Tuesday. Ten days after a 7.7 magnitude quake levelled buildings and…
DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda
Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, “sexual violence and other traumatic experience during their flight,” said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday.…
African Development Bank and Mozambique launch Drone-based Initiative to Strengthen Country’s Disaster Preparedness
The Drone-Based Disaster Management Project will establish a drone training centre in Mozambique to train 30 professionals, including 10 instructors The African Development Bank, the government of Mozambique, and Korea’s government agency Busan Technopark have launched an innovative drone-driven initiative…
Diphteria Outbreak: Lagos Records 10 Confirmed Cases In Three Months
… Health Authorities Intensify Response Efforts … Public Urged to Maintain Hygiene During Festive Period … Government Partners WHO, UNICEF to Curb Spread Lagos State has recorded 10 confirmed cases of diphtheria between January 1 and March 27, 2025, as…
