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The Oyo State Government on Friday confirmed five cases of Lassa fever, with one death recorded in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, disclosed this during a press conference in Ibadan, the state capital, stressing that the affected patients are currently receiving treatment. He said the infected people were admitted to the Olodo State Center for Infectious Diseases …

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, slumped further against the United States dollar at the official window on Friday. Officially, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data shows that the naira closed at N1,358.43/$1, compared with N1,353.90/$1 on Thursday. This represents a loss of N4.53 for the local currency against the dollar. On the black market, the naira lost N5 against …

Court remands six coup plot suspects to DSS custody The Yobe State High Court in Damaturu has sentenced Abubakar Sadiq Abubakar to 37 years imprisonment for defrauding victims of $29.175 million in a fake procurement deal. Justice Lawu Lawan handed down the sentence on Thursday, April 23, 2026, after the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …

The Oyo State Government has confirmed five cases of Lassa fever outbreak with one death in the state. State Health Commissioner, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, disclosed this at a press conference held in Ibadan on Friday. Ajetunmobi however assured the people of the state of the government’s quick response measures to contain the spread and protect public health. The commissioner said …

Justice Jude Obiora of the Anambra State High Court, Awka, on Friday adjourned a case of alleged fraud and rituals involving a Nnewi-based indigene doctor, Ikechukwu Ezenagu, to June 3. The judge adjourned the case after the court determined that the defendant was not medically fit to accept his plea. The accused, known as “Mmuo Mmili Afulu Anya,” (Water Spirit) …

A civil society organization known as the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has expressed concern over Nigeria’s recently approved 2026 fiscal policy measures, describing the country’s revised tobacco tax framework as “inadequate for the protection of public health and inconsistent with regional and global health commitments.” According to a press release on Friday by CISLAC Executive Director Auwal Ibrahim …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 47-year-old Cameroonian businessman over alleged N1.5 billion bank fraud in Lagos. The commission confirmed the arrests in a statement posted on its official X account, @officialEFCC, on Friday. EFCC. said the suspect was arrested on Thursday in Ikorodu area of ​​the state in a coordinated operation. According to the anti-graft …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday administered the oath of office to Dr. Muttaqha Darma as the new Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Darma, who hails from Katsina State, was inaugurated in a brief ceremony at State House, Abuja, following confirmation by the Senate. He replaces Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, who resigned from his post on Tuesday. The Special Adviser to …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Edo government for its approach in safeguarding telecommunications infrastructure during road construction. The NCC said contractors informed the Commission and mobile network operators (MNOs) before starting road construction works. The Executive Vice President (EVC), NCC, Dr. Amimu Maida, who gave the praise during a media briefing on Friday in Abuja, also urged …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday kidnapped the Head of Medical Services, General Hospital, New Bussa in Borgu Local Government Area of ​​Niger State, Dr. Tony Eghagagara. Spokesman of the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday in Minna. Abiodun said Eghagagara was abducted at 9.30pm by hoodlums at his private hospital in …