The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that 2027 could become another record-breaking year for global temperatures as a developing El Niño intensifies warming and raises the risk of extreme weather.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Nigeria must complete a 42-day monitoring period before it can be officially declared free of Ebola, despite the evacuation of the country’s confirmed patient and her husband to Switzerland.
The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X handle on Monday, confirming that the evacuation was completed earlier in the morning.
The warning came as the Federal Government intensified efforts to contain Nigeria’s confirmed case, quarantining high-risk contacts, isolating and monitoring others and strengthening preparedness across states and health facilities to prevent community transmission.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised countries against imposing travel or trade restrictions on nations affected by the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, even as Nigerian health authorities monitor 44 contacts following confirmation of an imported case in Abuja.
Only 40% of healthcare facilities worldwide had basic sanitation services in 2025, according to WHO and UNICEF.
11% had no sanitation service at all, affecting about 936 million people.
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded one of the widest gaps, with...
May 03, (THEWILL) — ‎Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have advanced work on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex, a key component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement aimed at strengthening global preparedness and response. In...
February 03, (THEWILL) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that nearly $1 billion is urgently needed to save lives in the world’s deadliest humanitarian crises.
In 2025, WHO and its partners provided support to 30 million people...
October 20, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s health sector reforms have gained international recognition as the country’s Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) model was presented as a global benchmark during the 2025 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C.
At the high-level dialogue...
July 07, (THEWILL) — In a bold move to curb the rising global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Nigeria and other nations to increase the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol, and tobacco...
The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport in Cross River State, describing the project as a strategic investment that will reduce pressure on Lagos ports and reposition Nigeria’s maritime industry.
