Favour Ozioma Ogbodo Some Nigerians have expressed doubts over the Federal Government (FG)’s announcement of 50% price slash on transportation fares and free train rides for the yuletide season, saying it is all propaganda. On Wednesday, the Minister of Solid Mineral Alake Dele, disclosed that from December 21, 2023 to Thursday, January 4, 2024, all…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Technical Advisor for Network for Health and Equity and Development (NHED) Dr. Jerome Mafeni, has warned against consumption of excess salt, particularly in commercially produced foods as it contributes to hypertension, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Mafeni made the statement in a press conference organised by the Corporate Accountability for Public Participation…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo The Federal Government has announced that it will bear fifty percent of the cost of transportation for Nigerians travelling for the Christmas and end of year holidays, in addition to free train rides across all stations in the country. Minister for Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a press conference on…
Gom Mirian A new report released by Shaping Equitable Market Access for Reproductive Health (SEMA) is calling for collective action to address the challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) products. According to the report made public on Tuesday, the global health community has focused on monitoring market issues related to the supply, quality…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo River State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the sum of one hundred thousand naira as Christmas bonus for all workers in the state. This was disclosed by Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Joe Johnson, on Tuesday. He added that the approval is with immediate effect to “enable the civil servants to…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The United Nations (UN) has said to have appointed Prof. Joy Ezeilo, a Nigerian legal expert and law professor, as a member of the Independent International Fact Finding Mission on Human Rights Abuses. President of the UN Human Rights Council, Václav Bálek, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday and…
In this feature, Jumoke Olasunkanmi highlights implications of the exit of several multinational corporations on the socio-economic wellbeing of Nigerians and President Tinubu’s bid to attract investors to the country. Nigeria, once proud to be the largest economy in Africa, is now witnessing an exodus of multinational corporations. Over seven major players, including industry giants…
Gom Mirian The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched the Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC) to promote better health outcomes in the two continents. HeDPAC is aimed at strengthening health cooperation to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on developing countries, particularly on women and children, and to reverse health…
Gom Mirian In a bid to address climate change, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) has joined forces with TotalEnergies to adopt and implement an advanced methane detection technology. The collaboration was announced following NNPCL’s participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) which held in Dubai, UAE. Under the Memorandum of Understanding…
Sexual abuse against children cuts across all societies like cancer. It happens in schools, homes, religious organisations and communities. Recent reports on these cases leave a lot of room for worry and signals a cry for the government to take deliberate actions to address the root of the problem, writes Juliet Jacob Ochenje. A Pervasive Threat…
