Nigeria meningitis death toll rises to 745
By CNBC
22 April 2017 |
2:30 pm
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the death toll from the recent outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis has risen to 745 people, while over eight thousand cases have been confirmed so far in Northern Nigeria.
In this article
Related
12 May 2020
Related
20 May 2019
The Indian Obsession - Love for Indian movies grow in Northern Nigeria.
16 Jun 2019
Lawmaker laments about northern Nigeria as 8th Reps warps up.
7 Jan 2020
It's January and harmattan is biting hard in Nigeria, especially Northern Nigeria. Harmattan is a season in the West African subcontinent, which occurs between the end of November and the middle of March.
12 May 2020
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Wednesday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Wednesday.
22 Aug 2020
On Inside Suff today, Martin Oloja discusses the high level of insecurity in Northern Nigeria and the effects on Nigerians.
1 Sep 2020
Governors of 19 states across northern Nigeria ban informal Islamic madrassa schools where students are taught the Koran but have to beg on the streets. The students, most of them underaged, live in squalid and cramped accommodations which makes them more vulnerable to the virus. Kano habours the largest number of the around 10 million child beggars in the north, according to UNICEF. Their wanderings across the city for alms potentially aids the virus to spread, according to officials, which has prompted the officials to act despite several failed attempts to end the practice.
3 Dec 2020
Nigerians have lost count of the casualty figure arising from the cyclical violence, which has continued to ravage the country lately. The massacre being masterminded by bandits, insurgents, armed herdsmen, kidnappers among other elements, contradicts the promise of security as a cardinal plank the current administration rose to power in 2015.
And as the figure continues to rise, here are a few ways to reduce the rising insecurity in Northern Nigeria
15 Mar 2021
Workers protest across Northern Nigeria over plan to move minimum wage to the concurrent list
8 Apr 2021
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET, said the harmattan experienced in Northern Nigeria is normal
3 Aug 2021
Teenage girls in Kano, a socially conservative Muslim city in northern Nigeria, are learning robotics, computing and other STEM subjects in an innovative project to "open their minds". In a part of the world where many girls are expected to marry young and their education is not prioritised, these girls are being supported in their endeavour to develop skills and independent thinking by their parents and even by a member of the local emir's traditional court
14 Aug 2021
International Beer Day is marked around the globe on August 6 every year. “Burukutu” is a popular alcoholic beverage prepared from sorghum. It is widely consumed in rural areas of northern Nigeria and in the low-income neighbourhoods of the region’s urban centers.
27 Aug 2022
Hip-hop and rap in the Hausa language is trending in northern Nigeria. The young artists are focused on peace, love and patriotism. But the new music wave isn't for everyone in this Muslim-dominated part of Nigeria.
Latest
1 hour ago
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Friday.
1 hour ago
After decades out of fashion, a declaration to triple nuclear capacity at UN climate talks suggests a revival. Some say it's necessary to help curb emissions, others call it a needless distraction.
1 hour ago
The nationwide strike will likely cause thousands of cancellations and begins at 21:00 GMT on Thursday until the same time on Friday evening.
3 hours ago
A woman who was forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) as a young child in her native Somalia has told FRANCE 24 how she managed to turn her life around and transform her horrific experience into a force for good. Shamsa Araweelo has received around 70 million views of her TikTok videos, in which she explains using rubber models exactly what FGM does to a woman.
3 hours ago
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is heightening the terror risk in the EU, according to the bloc's home affairs commissioner. The warning comes after a German tourist was killed in a knife attack in Paris.
×

Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.