Korede Abdullah, in this report captures the grim hunger situation across Nigeria, in a bid to Fact-Check a recent analysis in the New York Times publication. In the two editions of the New York Times published on June 11 and June 13, 2024, the first one was titled, “Nigeria confronts its worst economic crisis…
No fewer than 5.8 million people in Sokoto state in North-west Nigeria, are poor and finding it difficult to feed due to economic hardship, a report obtained by Africa Health Report (AHR), has revealed. According to the report by Multidimensionally Poverty Index (MPI), Sokoto is among the poorest states, “and with 5.8 million poor people…
Madam Florence Morenike Saraki, mother of former Senate President Bukola Saraki, is dead. She was 88 years old, according to reports. Daily Trust learnt that the late Octogenarian went into a coma before she was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Lagos State over age related ailment. Several members of the Saraki dynasty who preferred…
Some Enugu residents have jettisoned their kerosene stoves, opting for charcoal stoves due to high cost of kerosene which currently sells between N1,350 and N1,600 per litre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who conducted a market survey on charcoal on Tuesday in Enugu, observed that many people now prefer charcoal for cooking due…
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) urges the general public on preventive measures against cholera outbreak that has claimed 30 lives and resulted in 1,141 suspected cases across Nigeria by avoiding contaminated water. This was confirmed by the NCDC on Tuesday, Cholera which is a water-borne disease that can spread through contaminated…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the need for Innovative approaches to tackle the prevalence of mental health mental challenges amongst children and adolescents. This was confirmed by the WHO Non Communicable Disease (NCD) department official X platform on Tuesday in its creation of NCD lab which aims at submission of Innovative Solutions and …
Kenya’s government has scrapped some proposed taxes in this year’s controversial finance bill, including a 16% levy on bread, after a public outcry. The announcement by MPs came as police fired tear gas and used water cannon to try to disperse angry protesters in the capital, Nairobi. Dozens of people have been arrested, and lawyers…
Tragedy struck in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital on Tuesday, as gunmen shot dead a ticket collector around Oke Isa Roundabout of the town. The man, who was said to be one of those issuing tickets to commercial motorcyclists around Okesa Roundabout, was reportedly fired upon by unknown assailants who came with another motorcycle and ran…
Governor Similanayi Fubara has directed Heads of Local Government Administration to take charge of the 23 local government areas of the State. The directive came Tuesday, in a state-wide broadcast as the three-year tenure of the immediate past local government chairmen elapsed. However, the affected council chairmen have reportedly vowed they would not vacate office,…
In recent findings the Nigerian economic situation is facing a serious challenge that economic pundits have yet to find better terms to describe it. But it remains unarguably that food crisis occasioning acute hunger is biting severely in the country, as Korede Abdullah captures in this report. Food Prices Skyrocket Since the last quarter…
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