Northern Nigeria risks losing more children as diphtheria outbreak spreads

BusinessDay | 14-09-2026 05:10am |

Northern Nigeria is facing a diphtheria outbreak that threatens to push more children out of classrooms. The vaccine-preventable disease is spreading, compounding the region's struggle to keep millions of children in school. The outbreak risks losing more children to illness and disrupting education.

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