Over 43,000 Nigerian health workers relocate in two years
A new government report shows that more than 4,000 doctors and dentists left Nigeria in 2024 as health worker migration surged by 200 percent.
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NLC: Leaders seek treatment overseas while Nigeria’s health sector crumbles
“Our health sector continues to bleed. It is not an accident; it is a direct result of a system that prioritises profit over people.”
$2 BILLION FOR A “SUPER GRID”: FINANCING LIGHT—OR FUNDING DARKNESS?
Before borrowing another dollar, the Federal Government must fix the leakages in the power sector and reconcile ₦4 trillion in unverified debts to GenCos and DisCos.
Universities to face funding cuts over refusal to rename roads after Charlie Kirk
A Florida lawmaker has proposed renaming college roads after slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, with penalties for noncompliance.
U.S. aid cut forces Nigerian school to expel hundreds of students, teachers
The withdrawal of U.S. aid in northeast Nigeria has forced a school for Boko Haram’s child victims to cut hundreds of students and teachers, worsening the region’s education crisis.
Kebbi budgets N1.3bn for fridges, freezers — more than education, health funding
It is unclear how the refrigerator purchase will function as an intervention given Kebbi’s unreliable electricity supply.
UN slashes Aid plans amid record funding shortfall
The United States remains the largest UN donor despite recent cutbacks.
Health sector receives $2.2 billion funding surge
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a $2.2 billion commitment to revitalise Nigeria’s healthcare sector.
Federal funding halted for Cornell and Northwestern amid pro-Palestinian campus protests
The Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in federal funding to Cornell University.