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Maternal health has improved dramatically over the last four decades, but the progress is not shared evenly.  Using the most recent globally comparable estimates available as of 2026 (WHO/UN modelled figures for 2023), the world’s average maternal mortality ratio (MMR) fell from about 460 deaths per 100,000 live births in…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the closure of Onitsha Main Market and announced a tougher crackdown on traders and groups he accused of hurting the state’s economy through the continued “Monday sit-at-home” practice. In a government statement, the Anambra State Government described the weekly shutdown as “protracted…

Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies, known as DisCos, have pushed back against a directive or messaging around “free meters,” arguing that the approach needs clearer definitions and a realistic funding plan.  The companies warned that the way the issue is being communicated is already agitating customers, especially those who are frustrated…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of Colonel Lateef Are as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to the United States, a move that signals a return to full-scale diplomacy after a long period in which many Nigerian missions operated without substantive envoys. The decision, announced in Abuja on January 23, 2026,…

The United Nations warned on Thursday that over 35 million Nigerians could face starvation during the lean season of 2026. It mentioned almost 3 million children are at risk of severe malnutrition as global humanitarian aid budgets fall and conflict rages in the Northern Nigeria. According to Reuters, the UN…