Nigeria Anchorage

The abandoned clinic at Durumi Area 1 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Abuja is set to reopen as the Leukaemia Care Plus Initiative moves to restore regular medical services for displaced families. Founder of the initiative, Dr. Chikadibia Ukoma, disclosed this during a free medical outreach at the camp where over 150 women and children received consultations, drugs and mosquito nets. IDP's at Durumi recieved aids support  Ukoma, a Consultant Haematologist and Vice President of the Nigerian Cancer Society, said the camp has been left for years without doctors or nurses. We are reaching out to ensure this IDP camp does not feel abandoned because insecurity displaced them. They should not feel neglected," he said. He recalled saving a pregnant woman whose blood pressure shot to 210 during a previous outreach. The intervention helped her deliver safely. Ukoma also sensitized residents that leukaemia is a blood cancer, not witchcraft, and urged proper medical diagnosis f...

The Apapa port gridlock that returned this week is not just a Lagos problem — its effects are being felt 1,200km away in Jos, Plateau State and Abuja, importers told Nigeria Anchorage. Findings by Nigeria Anchorage in Jos on September 22, 2026 show that cargoes that left Apapa Port 10 days ago are still stuck on the road, unable to reach northern markets. Jos Traders Lament Delay At Terminus Market, Jos, Musa Abdullahi, a spare parts importer, said his 40-foot container of automotive parts has spent 8 days on the road from Lagos to Jos, a journey that should take 24 hours. " My clearing agent said trucks are blocked at Ijora and Mile 2. They cannot even exit Apapa. I have customers waiting in Jos, Bauchi and Gombe, but my goods are trapped in Lagos gridlock," Abdullahi said Another importer, Mrs. Grace Pam, who imports building materials from China through Apapa, said she now pays N1.8 million to move a container from Apapa to Jos, up from N1.2 million three weeks ago. "...