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Rank State HDI (2022) High human development 1 Lagos: 0.721 2 Ebonyi: 0.706 Medium human development 3 Imo: 0.693 4 Federal Capital Territory: 0.678 5
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is a federal agency under the Ministry. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The agency was established in 2011 with the assistance of the US Centers for Disease Control . [ 15 ] Furthermore, there's the Health System Strengthening division whose mandate is to plan for human resource development in health.
President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR on 24 August 2019 swore in Dr. Sadiya Umar Farouq [3] [4] [5] as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development with Dr.(Mrs) Bashir Nura Alkali FCA, FCIT as the permanent secretary in the ministry. [6]
24 May – Ten people are killed while 160 others are abducted in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on the village of Kuchi in Niger State. [ 19 ] 29 May – Nigeria readopts Nigeria, We Hail Thee , which was the country's national anthem from 1960 to 1978, as its national anthem, replacing Arise, O Compatriots .
On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum.Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, after confirming the success of the coup.
4 February-ongoing – 2023 Nigerian protests begin began due to the naira, and protests due to the election. [3] 25 February – 2023 Nigerian general election - Nigerians elect a new president and members of their National Assembly. [4] 3 March – Sixteen people are killed when a pipeline explodes in Emohua, Rivers State. [5]
Nigeria has some of the worst air quality in the world (ranked 4th globally), with four major cities—Onitsha, Aba, Kaduna, and Umuahia—ranking among the most polluted cities due to particulate matter (PM10). A recent WHO report found Nigeria's annual mean PM2.5 concentration at 72 μg/m 3, well above the recommended limit of 10 μg/m 3. [40]
In 2023, the pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi ceased their local drug manufacturing, citing various operational challenges. [34] In 2024, amidst a record 27-year high inflation rate of 28.92% and a significant decline in the value of the Naira , [ 35 ] the cost of antibiotics witnessed a more than tenfold increase in price ...