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Climate Change Fuels Surge in Nigeria's Lassa Fever Cases
Nigeria's 2024 Lassa fever outbreak saw 9,492 suspected cases, 1,154 confirmed cases, and 190 deaths, primarily in six states, due to climate change extending the dry season and increasing human-rodent contact, prompting the NCDC to increase surveillance and coordinate responses.
Climate Change Fuels Surge in Nigeria's Lassa Fever Cases
Nigeria's 2024 Lassa fever outbreak saw 9,492 suspected cases, 1,154 confirmed cases, and 190 deaths, primarily in six states, due to climate change extending the dry season and increasing human-rodent contact, prompting the NCDC to increase surveillance and coordinate responses.
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32% Bias Score
Nigeria's Plastic Ban: Implementation Challenges Amidst Economic Hardship
Nigeria's nationwide ban on single-use plastics, starting next month, faces significant hurdles due to a lack of public awareness, economic hardship among citizens, and weak enforcement, despite the country generating 27.6 million tonnes of waste annually with only 10% of plastic waste recycled.
Nigeria's Plastic Ban: Implementation Challenges Amidst Economic Hardship
Nigeria's nationwide ban on single-use plastics, starting next month, faces significant hurdles due to a lack of public awareness, economic hardship among citizens, and weak enforcement, despite the country generating 27.6 million tonnes of waste annually with only 10% of plastic waste recycled.
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44% Bias Score
Nigeria Launches First Malaria Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria launched its first malaria vaccination campaign on December 2, 2024, using the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in two high-risk states, aiming to reduce the disease's burden that caused 31% of the roughly 600,000 global malaria deaths in 2023.
Nigeria Launches First Malaria Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria launched its first malaria vaccination campaign on December 2, 2024, using the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in two high-risk states, aiming to reduce the disease's burden that caused 31% of the roughly 600,000 global malaria deaths in 2023.
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40% Bias Score
Nigerian Security Forces Neutralize 13 IPOB Members, Arrest 3 Kidnappers in South-east
Troops of Operation UDO KA in Nigeria's South-east neutralized 13 IPOB members and arrested 3 kidnappers between December 14th and 21st, recovering firearms and explosives, highlighting ongoing efforts to maintain peace during the yuletide.
Nigerian Security Forces Neutralize 13 IPOB Members, Arrest 3 Kidnappers in South-east
Troops of Operation UDO KA in Nigeria's South-east neutralized 13 IPOB members and arrested 3 kidnappers between December 14th and 21st, recovering firearms and explosives, highlighting ongoing efforts to maintain peace during the yuletide.
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52% Bias Score
32 Killed in Crowd Crushes at Nigerian Charity Events
At least 32 people died in two separate crowd crushes at charity events in Nigeria on Saturday: 22 in Anambra state during a rice distribution and 10 in Abuja at a food distribution, underscoring the need for improved crowd control measures during aid distribution.
32 Killed in Crowd Crushes at Nigerian Charity Events
At least 32 people died in two separate crowd crushes at charity events in Nigeria on Saturday: 22 in Anambra state during a rice distribution and 10 in Abuja at a food distribution, underscoring the need for improved crowd control measures during aid distribution.
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28% Bias Score
35 Children Killed in Nigeria School Festival Stampede
At least 35 children died and six were severely injured in a stampede at a pre-Christmas festival in Ibadan, Nigeria, on December 18, 2024, after organizers began distributing gifts, causing a surge in the crowd; eight people, including the school principal, have been arrested.
35 Children Killed in Nigeria School Festival Stampede
At least 35 children died and six were severely injured in a stampede at a pre-Christmas festival in Ibadan, Nigeria, on December 18, 2024, after organizers began distributing gifts, causing a surge in the crowd; eight people, including the school principal, have been arrested.
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20% Bias Score
67 Dead in Nigeria Stampedes Exposing Dire Economic Crisis
At least 67 Nigerians died in stampedes at three separate Christmas food distribution events across the country, exposing the dire economic situation and highlighting the urgent need for systemic change in food distribution and economic policy.
67 Dead in Nigeria Stampedes Exposing Dire Economic Crisis
At least 67 Nigerians died in stampedes at three separate Christmas food distribution events across the country, exposing the dire economic situation and highlighting the urgent need for systemic change in food distribution and economic policy.
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28% Bias Score
Stampede at Nigerian Palliative Event Kills 22; IPOB Blames Government, Calls for Systemic Change
Over 22 women died in a stampede at a palliative distribution event in Okija, Anambra State, organized by philanthropist Obi Jackson; IPOB expressed sympathy, blaming the Nigerian government for creating conditions of extreme poverty and advocating for sustainable solutions.
Stampede at Nigerian Palliative Event Kills 22; IPOB Blames Government, Calls for Systemic Change
Over 22 women died in a stampede at a palliative distribution event in Okija, Anambra State, organized by philanthropist Obi Jackson; IPOB expressed sympathy, blaming the Nigerian government for creating conditions of extreme poverty and advocating for sustainable solutions.
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40% Bias Score
Nigeria's Cash Crunch: Policy Failures and Public Outcry
Nigeria is experiencing a severe cash shortage due to the hasty implementation of a cashless policy, increased use of POS operators, and government fiscal mismanagement, leading to public outcry and demands for solutions.
Nigeria's Cash Crunch: Policy Failures and Public Outcry
Nigeria is experiencing a severe cash shortage due to the hasty implementation of a cashless policy, increased use of POS operators, and government fiscal mismanagement, leading to public outcry and demands for solutions.
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60% Bias Score
67 Dead in Nigeria's Christmas Food Stampedes"
At least 67 people died in three separate crowd crush incidents in Nigeria this week, all caused by the distribution of free food at charity events in Okija, Abuja, and Ibadan, highlighting the widespread hunger and economic hardship in the country.
67 Dead in Nigeria's Christmas Food Stampedes"
At least 67 people died in three separate crowd crush incidents in Nigeria this week, all caused by the distribution of free food at charity events in Okija, Abuja, and Ibadan, highlighting the widespread hunger and economic hardship in the country.
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36% Bias Score
Deadly Stampedes at Nigerian Charity Events Expose Nation's Hunger Crisis
At least 67 people died in stampedes at three Nigerian Christmas charity events due to extreme hunger exacerbated by a 28-year-high inflation rate of 34.6%, leaving families struggling amidst the nation's worst cost-of-living crisis.
Deadly Stampedes at Nigerian Charity Events Expose Nation's Hunger Crisis
At least 67 people died in stampedes at three Nigerian Christmas charity events due to extreme hunger exacerbated by a 28-year-high inflation rate of 34.6%, leaving families struggling amidst the nation's worst cost-of-living crisis.
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44% Bias Score
Nigeria Methodist Church Schism Leads to Violence, Deaths
In Taraba State, Nigeria, violence between members of the United Methodist Church and the newly formed Global Methodist Church—a schism resulting from the United Methodist Church's decision to allow same-sex marriage and ordination—left one adult dead and two young children dead after their home was...
Nigeria Methodist Church Schism Leads to Violence, Deaths
In Taraba State, Nigeria, violence between members of the United Methodist Church and the newly formed Global Methodist Church—a schism resulting from the United Methodist Church's decision to allow same-sex marriage and ordination—left one adult dead and two young children dead after their home was...
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40% Bias Score
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