[ad_1] The Federal Government has revealed plans to include over 15 million households nationwide in the refreshed Conditional Cash Transfer, CCT, initiative, as part of it’s updated Social Safety Net Project. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu disclosed this during a meeting with Country Director of World Bank, Shubham Chaudhuri, on…
[ad_1] By PAULINE KAIRU An experimental malaria vaccine has shown promising results in a cohort of Tanzanian infants, bringing hope for effective long-lasting protection against the disease. Malaria, which claims over half a million lives annually according to the World Health Organisation, lacks an efficient vaccine. If proven to be effective and safe, the experimental…
In today’s tech-savvy world, laptops have become an essential part of our lives. From work to entertainment, we find ourselves placing laptops resting on their laps. But, have you ever considered the hidden dangers this seemingly harmless practice might pose to our health? Africa Health Report (AHR)’s Gom Mirian takes a deep dive deep into…
Gom Mirian and Hadiza Ibrahim In a bid to tackle the increasing cases of sight impairments in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has declared his unwavering support for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to provide more than five million pairs of eyeglasses to Nigerians…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Federal Government, as part of measures to mitigate the effects of petrol subsidy removal, has released the sum of N2billion to all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, who addressed journalists at a press briefing on Friday,…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 09:15, September 02, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, who is in China for a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and his…
[ad_1] The Federal Government has expressed commitment to increase the tax on sugar sweetened beverages from 10 per cent to 20 per cent. Director of Public Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike, disclosed this at the Pro-Health Tax Policy Campaign on Thursday, in Abuja. Anyaike said taxation on sugar sweetened Beverages, SSBs,…
[ad_1] Laraba MUREY The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has hinted at the establishment of a Presidential Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund to address poverty and humanitarian crises in the country. Edu, who disclosed this during an interactive session with the Country Director of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,…
[ad_1] The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Lokoja, has urged the federal government to take drastic action to curb the menace of kidnapping of doctors across the country. The chairman of MDCAN, FTH Lokoja, Collins Egbeola, made the call while speaking to journalists after a procession by MDCAN…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Lagos State Government has disclosed that 2,588 children were sexually and emotionally abused through various acts of domestic and sexual violence recorded in the state between August 2022 and July 2023. This is just as it added that 90% of victims of sexual and domestic abuse in the state were women….
