Cholera cases, deaths surge amid nationwide flooding

• NCDC confirms 10,745 cases, 256 deaths in 31 states • Reports a 42% increase in September cases compared with August • UNICEF: More than 1.5 million children at risk • ‘Nigeria at extremely high risk of climate change impacts,…

FIRSTBANK REINFORCES SUPPORT FOR GEORGIAN CUP TOURNAMENT, SPONSORS THE 102ND EDITION IN KADUNA.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, the title sponsor of one of polo’s most prestigious trophy, the Georgian Cup is grabbing all the headlines and attention as the 102nd edition of the competition gets underway in Kaduna. The competition, scheduled to…

Southern-Kaduna Christian Leaders Boycott Peace Summit

A peace summit organized in Kafanchan to find an end to the conflict in Southern Kaduna suffered setbacks as Christian leaders in the area, who doubted the genuineness of the occasion, boycotted the summit. Nevertheless, the peace summit still went…

Nigeria: 6,000 Children Risk Contracting HIV in Kaduna State in 2019 – UNICEF

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says that 6,000 newborns in Kaduna State are at risk of contracting HIV in 2019 if elimination of Mother-To-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV interventions are not implemented. Zakari Adam, Chief of Field…