[Nigeria Health Watch] In this week's feature, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, Commissioner for Health and Human Services in Ekiti State, reflects on his four-year tenure transforming the state's health sector. Through leadership, active engagement with citizens, data-driven innovation, and strategic partnerships, Ekiti State has achieved tremendous results: halving neonatal and under-5 mortality rates, reducing teenage pregnancies by 36%, and expanding access to family planning by 30%.

[The Point] As President Barrow and delegations continue on Meet the People's Tour, farmers in the Jokadou District of the North Bank Region (NBR) have called for government intervention as they described the 2024 farming season especially groundnut as 'poor'.

[The Point] The UNICEF Country rep has spoken highly of the gains made by The Gambia in ensuring that every child both in the country not only survive but thrives. However, she hastened to add that the country is on track but quite far from the meeting Sustainable Development Goal target.

[The Point] Essa Wally, the President of the Association of Clearing and Forwarding Agents of the Gambia, has addressed the General Assembly of the Federation of Ecowas Licence Customs Brokers Association (FELCBA) on issues of free trade in West Africa.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Labour Party (LP) has launched a strategic initiative to strengthen grassroots mobilization and empower youth leaders across the country as part of its preparation for the 2027 general election.

[Leadership] Following the intervention and impact on humanity, the African Union Commission, AUC, has deemed it fit to honour Nigeria rising street music artist, Christopher Ogar (aka Jay Moni) with the prestigious 'Ambassador for Global Peace Award'.

[Vanguard] A cross-section of members of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, NSE, have vowed that they would resist any form of the rigging of the ongoing, NSE, National elections today.

[This Day] Abuja -- Key stakeholders from government and the private sector have converged in Abuja and Lagos at the Nigeria Cybersecurity Stakeholder Roundtable organised with support from the UK's Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to discuss practical steps to address the country's cybersecurity challenges.

[Premium Times] The governors said the bills will reform the taxation system and tax administration in Nigeria.

[Premium Times] The Caucus said the PDP would work hard to recover its alleged stolen mandate in Edo State.

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Sanctioned Senator Bill Twehway has urged Liberia's Ambassador-designate to the U.S., Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh, to demand that Washington stop interfering in Liberia's internal politics, citing U.S. sanctions as a breach of the country's sovereignty.

[Vanguard] ·Says 70% of schools without access to basic sanitation services

[Premium Times] The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, sponsored the motion calling for Mr Umar's removal from office.

[Premium Times] The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the state development agency on 24 July 2015, about one year after the agency demolished his six shops in Enugu.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government on Wednesday said that unregulated and disorderly labour migration exposes workers to vulnerabilities, including exploitation, abuse, and precarious working conditions.

[Premium Times] The Senate demanded that relief materials should be distributed to survivors of the attacks carried out by Lakurawa.

[Premium Times] The petrol tanker exploded in Majiya town in Jigawa on 14 October.

[Premium Times] Nigerian children joined their peers across the globe to mark World Children's Day 2024

[Vanguard] The Senate yesterday raised the alarm that terrorists from Mali and Burkina Faso, who operate under the aegis of Lakurawa, have invaded Kebbi, Sokoto, Kaduna, other states in the north-west and Niger State in the north-central, saying the trend now had an international dimension.

[Premium Times] Meanwhile, the Borno State officials declined to provide a detailed breakdown of the sources of the funds received and the outstanding amounts.