The federal government has announced that the age for university admission entry will now be set at 18 years, despite strong opposition from stakeholders. The declaration was made by the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, at the ongoing JAMB policy meeting and NATAP-M Awards ceremony in Abuja on Thursday. Amidst protests from attendees at…
The looting of palliatives in Ilogbo Elegba, Abule Oje and Imude communities in Ojo LGA of Lagos State, has been uncovered, Africa Health Report (AHR) investigations can reveal authritatively. The palliatives, according to our finding were meant to be distributed by the Lagos state government to the residents of the area for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration….
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, said in a press release on Wednesday, that the appointment takes effect from August 14, 2024. Mrs. Walson-Jack was appointed as Federal…
The Nigerian Medical Association has lamented that the doctor-patient ratio in the country is worsening. The President of the NMA, Bala Audu expressed the frustration at an interactive session with the media in Abuja on Wednesday, noting that the doctor-patient ratio is about 1,000 per cent less than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation. “The doctor-patient…
A total of 1,376,391 candidates have registered for the on-going 2024 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal, according to the National Examinations Council (NECO). The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, on Wednesday, expressed satisfaction with the examination’s conduct, stating that reports from across the nation indicated smooth progress. Prof. Wushishi highlighted…
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital city, has been ranked as the most congested traffic systems in Africa. This is contained in a new report by Numbeo who carried out the report. Numbeo is an international organization that provides information on the socio-economic factors across different cities and countries around the world. The traffic index assesses commute…
Africa is facing a devastating road safety crisis, with the continent experiencing a staggering surge in road accidents that claim thousands of lives and leave countless others injured or disabled every year. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 250,000 people lose their lives on African roads annually, with many more succumbing to the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a warning about the surging number of yellow fever cases in the country, coinciding with the ongoing cholera outbreak that has affected nearly all states of the federation. Dr Jide Idris, the Director-General of the NCDC, raised the alarm at a press conference on…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, with most of the votes counted from Monday’s election. He has 99.15% of the vote so far, with about 79% of ballots counted, partial results announced by the electoral commission show. The 66-year-old again faced…
Our Correspondent, Gom Mirian who ran into a hypertension patient recently, shares her encounter in this special feature. “The patient is struggling to afford the cost of her medications”, she observed. Alarming Cases of Hypertension High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a prevalent health condition in Nigeria, affecting over 30% of adults. Uncontrolled hypertension can…
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