What We Know About the Diphtheria Outbreak in Plateau State What We Know About the Diphtheria Outbreak in Plateau State
Plateau State has ordered schools to close over a diphtheria outbreak that has claimed 23 lives, with 143 suspected cases recorded. Here is what we know
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Plateau State has ordered schools to close over a diphtheria outbreak that has claimed 23 lives, with 143 suspected cases recorded. Here is what we know
Nigerian musician Dele Ayoola once dreamed of becoming an astrophysicist. Now, through Astronaut in a Garden, he explores identity, frustration, freedom, and finding where he belongs.
Plateau youths, under Faith and Freedom Africa’s FoRB Youth Ambassadors, reject religious violence, demand justice, and launch a multi-faith peace network amid ongoing displacement.
State police forces must be built with governance and financial independence baked in from day one. Recruitment, promotion, transfer, and discipline should sit with a commission insulated from the governor’s office, a body with fixed tenure, diverse composition, and constitutionally guaranteed independence, not appointees who serve at his pleasure.
Reports indicate that Rev. Dachomo has also received explicit threats to his life. Warning that Nigeria must not wait until another vital voice is silenced before taking action, Olaniyan stressed: “Freedom of speech and freedom of religion mean little when citizens fear assassination for speaking about the suffering of their communities.”
The opinion highlights Nigeria’s health funding challenges, emphasizing the need for accountability in appropriating domestic resources for epidemic preparedness. Despite constitutional mandates granting investigative powers to the National Assembly, funds for health security, particularly through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, often lack proper oversight and utilization. Political will is necessary to remedy these systemic failures.
Healthcare workers in Plateau State have expressed gratitude to Governor Caleb Mutfwang for implementing revised salaries and allowances, resolving a labor dispute that threatened public health services. This “historic gesture” aims to enhance workforce retention and support the state’s goal of becoming a medical tourism hub, ensuring uninterrupted healthcare operations.
In Nigeria, students rely heavily on borrowing airtime and data for educational, professional, and social connectivity amid economic hardship. Recent regulatory reforms restricting these lending services have highlighted their critical role as an emergency resource. This situation reflects the tension between consumer protection policies and the needs of low-income students dependent on digital access.
Finding Nina, directed by Daanong Gyang, has received a prestigious nomination for Best Cinematography at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. This recognition highlights the significance of cinematography in storytelling. Gyang emphasizes his approach to filmmaking as a deep interpretation of scripts, focusing on emotional depth through visual techniques.
Five years after Nigeria’s Disability Act, students and faculty with disabilities at the University of Jos face major accessibility issues, including inaccessible buildings and lack of assistive technology. Despite government mandates for inclusivity, systemic neglect hampers educational experiences, leaving many feeling excluded and dependent on others for support.
Gatekipa enters the market at a time when subscription-based services, from streaming platforms to software tools, are becoming a dominant payment model globally. While convenient, these services have also led to what industry analysts describe as “financial leakage,” where users continue to pay for services they no longer use.
On World Malaria Day, the story is often told in numbers, cases recorded, lives lost, and funding pledged. But in many Nigerian communities, malaria is not a statistic. It is the exam a student never sat. The income a family lost. The quiet grief that lingers after a preventable death.
Plateau State healthcare faces a total shutdown as NAGGMDP and ARD doctors issue a 7-day strike ultimatum to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang over CONMESS salary implementation.
Frustration is mounting among electricity consumers over what many describe as persistent, unexplained debt charges on their bills, with the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) and regulatory authorities coming under increasing scrutiny.
From the ruins of Miyanga to the crowded camps of Bokkos, witness the resilience of Plateau State’s displaced communities.
Tudun Wada, a diverse neighborhood in Jos, embraces proactive peacebuilding as the Centre for Democracy and Development helps launch a Community Dialogue Committee to prevent conflict and promote social cohesion.
The African Students Leadership Summit (ASLS) 2026 in Jos marks a shift from personality politics to systemic reform, empowering youth as the new architects of African governance.
The Plateau State Government has imposed a 48 hours curfew in Jos North Local Government Area following a deadly attack that left several dead and others injured, with the attackers still unidentified.
Oscar Danladi founded Rentstay to address Nigeria’s chaotic rental market after experiencing frustration with misleading listings and excessive agency fees. His platform aims to streamline the rental process, enabling direct tenant-landlord interactions, verifying properties, and offering digital caution fee management. Rentstay seeks to transform how rentals work, ensuring transparency for both parties.
On a calm Sunday evening in Rayfield, Jos, the atmosphere inside Simmer Restaurant and Lounge carried a quiet anticipation. It was a gathering that did not rely on spectacle to command attention, but instead encouraged something rarer within Nigeria’s music scene, the act of listening.
The Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies (CGWS), University of Jos, has launched the National Campus Climate Baseline Survey on Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria as part of activities to commemorate the 2026 International Women’s Day.
The Crest Research and Development Institute (CRADI), in collaboration with the Dialogue, Reconciliation and Peace (DREP) Centre, has convened a one-day multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on Youth, Peace and Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Integration in Jos, Plateau State.
Ajifa Solomon, a reporter with JoeyOffAir, has been selected as one of 19 journalists for the Anas Aremeyaw Anas AI for Accountability (A3AIA) Fellowship
After violent attacks in Plateau State, burned clinics and fleeing staff have left rural residents travelling miles for basic and emergency. Destroyed health centres and absent doctors are forcing pregnant women and sick patients to seek care miles away.
Nigeria’s property rental ecosystem may be on the verge of significant change. This week, RentStay officially launched its web application, introducing what it describes as a smarter, more transparent approach to renting and property management.
For decades, violent attacks on rural communities in Plateau State have forced thousands from their homes, leaving many to survive in overcrowded shelters with little to no access to basic amenities. JoeyOff Air speaks exclusively with some of those displaced.
Plateau State owed ₦24.95 billion in pension and gratuity arrears as of December 2024. JoeyOff-Air spoke to affected families about the financial strain, delays, and uncertainty they continue to face.
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Plateau Youths Reject Religious Violence, Launch Peace Network 
With state police coming, Nigeria must now get it right 
CANAN Writes Tinubu, Demands Protection for Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo 
Rehabilitation of Terrorists an Aberration of Justice — CANAN 
Beyond the Wedding: How Blac Events Is Redefining Cultural Celebrations, Tourism, and Hospitality in Jos 
Honourable Members, Tell Nigerians Where the Money for Epidemic Preparedness Is 
Plateau Health Workers Applaud Governor Mutfwang Over Salary and Allowance Review 
Offline and Left Behind: The Hidden Cost of Nigeria’s Telecomunication Lending Crackdown 
Finding Nina Earns AMVCA Nomination for Best Cinematography 
UNIJOS Students with Disabilities Struggle for Access Years After Reform 
Gatekipa Seeks to End ‘Silent’ Subscription Deductions 
Beyond Awareness: How Odinaka Kingsley Obeta’s Grassroots Action is Eradicating Malaria in Nigeria 
Health crisis looms in Plateau as doctors issue 7-day strike ultimatum 
JEDC Consumers Decry ‘Unexplained Debt’ in Electricity Bills 
CDD Launches Dialogue Committee to Promote Peaceful Coexistence in Plateau Community 
From Critics to Architects: ASLS 2026 Calls for Structural Overhaul of African Governance 
Live Coverage: Deadly Attack Rocks Jos North 
Rent and Earn: Oscar Danladi’s Bet on Nigeria’s Broken Housing Market 
Inside the Listening Experience for What If We Fall 
UNIJOS Marks International Women’s Day, Launches National Survey on Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions 
CRADI, DREP Host Strategic Dialogue on Youth, Peace and Religious Freedom in Jos 
JoeyOffAir Reporter Selected for Anas Aremeyaw Anas AI for Accountability Fellowship 
Rural Clinics Collapse Under Wave of Terror Attacks in Plateau State 
RentStay Launches to Redefine Nigeria’s Rental Experience 
Violent Attacks Are Emptying Plateau’s Villages 
Families Left in Debt as Plateau Owes ₦24.95bn in Pension Arrears