Community health expert urges stronger measures to close vaccination gaps in Nigeria
By Godwin Igber A new report by the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund has shown that 14.3 million children worldwide have not received a single dose of any vaccine. In an interview with The Whitewaters Digest, a medical expert at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Msonter Anzaa, said the […]
Court clears Fayose of ₦6.9bn money laundering charges
The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, of charges bordering on money laundering and theft to the tune of ₦6.9bn. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke upheld a no-case submission filed by Fayose, ruling that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission failed to link him to the alleged crime […]
Buhari buried in Daura
Former President Muhammadu Buhari was buried on Tuesday in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, in a ceremony that was attended by national and international dignitaries. The late president, who died in London on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 82 after a prolonged illness, was laid to rest according to Islamic rites. […]
Adopt data-driven solutions to workplace safety, Faleye charges employers
The Managing Director of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye has advocated the adoption of Data -driven solutions for workplace safety and health. Faleye canvassed this position at the ongoing training on Enhanced Occupational Safety and Health, at the Kakanfo Inn and Conference Centre, Ibadan. In his Keynote Address, the Managing Director asserted […]
Soyinka at 91: Benue writers to focus on local imagery
A Professor of literature and Commonwealth Award Winning Author, Maria Ajima, has described Nobel Prize winner Professor Wole Soyinka as one of the pioneer writers in Nigeria that formed the Mbari Writers and Artists Club at the University of Ibadan. Ajima who is also the author of Soft Wings called on the young Writers in […]
Buhari dies at 82
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday dispatched his Vice, Kashim Shettima to London to oversee the transportation of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s remains back to Nigeria after the family announced his passing at 82. The immediate past president died in a London hospital at about 4:30pm after an illness that his former spokesman, Garba […]
Breaking: Buhari is dead
Former President Muhamadu Buhari is dead He died in London on Sunday, July 13, according to his spokesperson, Garba Shehu. Details later.
NSITF, NDPC partners on Promotion of Workers’ Welfare and Data Safety
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), and Nigeria Data Protection Commission, (NDPC), have struck a partnership on promotion of workers’ welfare, workplace safety and data safety. The two agencies agreed to work together for the welfare of Nigerian workers and protection of digital privacy of Nigerians at an inter-agency parley held at the headquarters of […]
Ekiti govt employs 250 health workers, renovates PHCs
The Ekiti State Government has employed 250 health workers and renovated 103 Primary Health Centres PHCs in the state to make healthcare delivery attractive and accessible to people, especially at the grassroots. Commissioner for Health, Oyebanji Filani, made this known on Saturday at Otun Ekiti while rounding off a two-day community mobilisation and stakeholders’ engagements […]
Buhari’s spokesperson speaks on ill health
The spokesman of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu, has debunked rumours making the rounds about the ill health of his boss. In a statement, Garba Shehu said Buhari is improving steadily from his recent health challenge in London and showing positive signs of recovery every day. According to him, the 82-year-old former president […]