The Federal Government has raised the alarm over the deaths of 16 Nigerians who reportedly suffered health complications while transiting through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this year, warning travellers with underlying medical conditions to exercise caution. In the advisory issued Saturday by Oluwafemi Adeniyi, foreign ministry spokesperson, the federal government urged Nigerians with pre-existing medical conditions to exercise caution and seek appropriate medical advice when planning journeys involving transit through Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa is situated approximately 2,355 metres (7,726 feet) above sea level, where lower atmospheric pressure results in reduced oxygen availability. He said the fatalities were recorded by Nigeria’s diplomatic mission in the Ethiopian capital and were reportedly...

The Federal Government has debunked viral claims that the National Universities Commission identified about 100 fake professors and uncovered 2,000 universities in the country, saying the commission neither made such declarations nor authenticated the lists circulating on social media. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, said the NUC had neither declared the existence of 2,000 universities in Nigeria nor published or endorsed the purported list of individuals being described as fake professors. The ministry explained that the allegation about fake professors was a distorted version of a media report published on December 3, 2019, concerning an NUC exercise to verify...

The Federal Government has raised the alarm over the deaths of 16 Nigerians who reportedly suffered health complications while transiting through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,...

The Federal Government has debunked viral claims that the National Universities Commission identified about 100 fake professors and uncovered 2,000 universities in the country,...