[ad_1] The Nigerian government has warned against slaughtering sick animals for Eid-el-Adha to avoid the outbreak of anthrax in the country. According to a public health advisory jointly signed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria is at high risk of importing the…
[ad_1] Experts in the health sector have called for increased awareness and interventions if Nigeria is to eliminate Mother To Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis. The experts, who spoke at a media roundtable in Abuja on Tuesday, said some persons especially women are unaware of the risk certain infections pose to…
[ad_1] The global forest review by the World Resources Institute (WRI) has disclosed that the world is headed in the wrong direction with regards to reducing forest loss – despite pledges to the contrary. In Glasgow in 2021, during the COP26 climate conference, a group of 145 countries under the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests…
By Olasunkanmi Jumoke The Society for Family Health has announced the successful completion of its pilot project titled Strengthening HIV Self-testing in Private Sector (SHIPS). It sought to transform the private sector market for HIV self-testing (HIVST) by addressing major issues and laying the groundwork for replicable solutions. According to a statement provided to Africa…
[ad_1] Shina Peller, a former member of the house of representatives, says citizens must pray for peace to reign in the country. Peller, who represented Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency in the ninth lower legislative chamber, said this in his Eid al-Adha message to Nigerians. The former lawmaker also gifted over 2,000 families rams and bags of…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje A total of 6.96 million people are multidimensionally poor in Katsina, a StatiSense report published on Tuesday has said. This figure represents about 72.7 percent of the total population of the state. The report also indicated that the state ranked 5th in the ease of doing business, has 6.52/10 percent inflation…
Statistics show that about 10 to 30 per cent of Nigerian couples struggle with infertility. Gom Mirian examines how this inflicts emotional, physical and financial hardship on marriages, especially on women. Mrs. Rufina Jacob, a 49-year-old veterinary doctor, who did not want her photograph attached to this story, has been happily married for 14 years…
By Gom Mirian Jigawa State has a staggering number of 1.06 million out-of-school children, with 51.10 percent of primary-school-aged children not attending any form of formal education, a recent report released by StatiSense has revealed. The report further showed that the situation in Jigawa State is compounded by the fact that 84.3% of its population…
By Kazeem Akolawole A StatiSense report released in June 2023 has showed that a total of 10.5 million people are multidimensionally poor in Kano State, which represents about 66.3 percent of the total population. It also revealed that 1.89 million children between the ages of 6 to 15, representing 39.2 percent total number of children…
[ad_1] (CGTN) 08:52, June 28, 2023 Chinese archaeogenetics scientist Fu Qiaomei (L2) receives UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Paris, France, June 19, 2023. /China Media Group Chinese scientist Fu Qiaomei was awarded a UNESCO prize in Paris, France on Monday for her…
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