The World Bank has said there is a possibility that the monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will not address the ravaging inflation in the country. The World Bank made the disclosure in its global economic prospects report released on Wednesday. It said one of the risks of Nigeria’s economic growth…
Gavi, in partnership with WHO, commits to supporting human rabies vaccines for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to combat the high number of rabies deaths in Africa and Asia. The initiative aligns with the Zero by 30 campaign, aiming to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030. Dr. Jérôme Saluomon, Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage, Communicable and…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) urges students to upload as it is set to publish the full list of institutions that have submitted their complete student data as requested by the agency. This was confirmed in a press statement by the agency on Thursday by the head of media and public relations, Nasir Ayitogo…
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a major milestone in Nigeria’s public health efforts, revealing that the country successfully vaccinated 7 million girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) within a span of two weeks. This initiative is part of a broader campaign aiming to protect 16 million girls by 2025. The remarkable achievement, reported on Gavi’s…
Nigerian human rights group Global Rights has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC’s) violent crackdown on Akure clubs, with over 127 arrests. Responding to the incident in a statement tagged: ‘EFCC’s heavy-handed tactics in Akure sent to Africa Health Report on Thursday and signed by the Executive Director, Global Rights, Abiodun Baiyewu, the…
A truck carrying sharp building stones from Bwari Area Council, at Tipper Garage Junction, in FCT has on Thursday caused a major accident along the Dutse Baupma, Bwari, FCT Abuja. The incident resulted in the destruction of five cars and numerous injuries. An eyewitness, Mr. Jeffrey, shared his account with Africa Health Report (AHR), saying,…
The Department of State Service (DSS) has cleared the air over the arrest and detention of the National Mobilisation Officer/Coordinator of TAKE IT BACK MOVEMENT (TIBM), Juwon Sanyaolu. Comrade Sanyaolu has been reportedly arrested by security operatives in Lagos on Wednesday, along with other activists, for participating in the Anti-Hardship protest on June 12 (Democray…
Concerned about the rate at which Nigerian medical and health personnel emigrate to foreign lands, the Commissioner for Health in Ogun, Dr Tomi Coker, has urged the graduating nurses of Ogun College of Nursing Sciences, Abeokuta, to remember the roots that nurtured them, despite the allure of greener pastures. While speaking at the first combined…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has accused the immediate past administration in Kano State of neglecting the education sector. The governor spoke in Kano while declaring a State of Emergency in Education in Kano He alleged that the past administration sold some public schools and converted others to private shops. With the support…
The Armed Forces of Nigeria has confirmed the arrest of over 100 suspects for the killing of soldiers and civilians on May 31, by suspected IPOB fighters at a military checkpoint in Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill, Obingwa LGA, Aba , where troops of Operation Udoka were deployed in Abia State. The arrests of persons were…
