Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).
Nigeria shares land borders with four countries, Benin Republic, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger Republic, across 17 states. These ...
The 171-mile road will link the city of N'guigmi with Koulele and Django, and is part of a strategy to improve the road ...
Yesterday, the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution said it received 32 proposals for ...
Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Rivers and nine other states will witness early rainfall this year, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency ...
There will be a new manager for the Quad Cities River Bandits in the upcoming season, but also a lot of familiar faces back in leadership roles. Jesus Azuaje takes over the Bandits’ reins and ...
A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...
Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...
Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared at a ceremony that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger ...
On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness. The Mectizan ...
On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to the Oniru waterfront, a popular leisure hub, where they ...