The Federal Government has launched Project 365, a year-long, community-driven national campaign aimed at eliminating hepatitis B and C by 2030, citing annual economic losses estimated between ₦10.3 trillion and ₦17.9 trillion due to the disease. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, unveiled the initiative in Abuja during the commemoration of…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima and the President of Botswana, Duma Boko, held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday to discuss areas of mutual interest between both countries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Shettima explained that the meeting was…
Nigeria has reported 822 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 155 deaths so far in 2025, according to the latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). This brings the country’s case fatality rate (CFR) to 18.9 per cent, up from 17.1 per cent during the same period in 2024….
The Benue State Government has vaccinated more than 300 children against Measles-Rubella (MR) and Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) at the temporary Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp hosting persons displaced from Yelewata. The IDPs are currently taking shelter at the premises of the Makurdi International Market. The vaccination is part of a large-scale, integrated immunisation campaign…
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, defied the ban on large gathering imposed on the state by the state government as she yesterday visited her constituency. The senator maintained that she did not break any law saying she remains a law-abiding person and not a lawbreaker as being allegedly painted…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday discharged and acquitted, Femi Fani-Kayode, the former Minister of Aviation, of a medical report forgery charge. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Nov. 11, 2021, charged Fani-Kayode with 12 counts, including procuring of documents by false pretences, using false documents, fabricating evidence, and using fabricated…
President Bola Tinubu has charged Nigeria’s newly appointed ambassadors and high commissioners to aggressively pursue foreign investments. He also charged them to strengthen strategic partnerships and reposition the country’s global image in line with evolving diplomatic realities. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Abuja, by Mr Yomi Odunuga, Special Adviser on Media…
The Nigerian government has issued a stern warning to journalists and media outlets over the spread of misinformation and fake news, stating that such practices risk igniting national unrest in an already fragile multi-ethnic society. The caution came during the 2025 Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture held in Lagos, where Minister of Information Alhaji Mohammed Idris,…
The Arewa Revival Project, in collaboration with allied youth-focused non-governmental organizations, extends profound gratitude to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, and the distinguished Senate President, His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio GCON, for their unwavering commitment to youth development in Nigeria. In statement issue to our journalist by group, Arewa Revival Project &…
The Sokoto State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with funding from the European Union, has unveiled a scholarship scheme to train 500 midwives for deployment to rural communities. The two-year Community Midwifery Scholarship and Bonding Scheme will fully fund 500 women and girls from rural areas to study community…
