Gom Mirian In response to the high cost of drugs and the exit of multinational pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu is deeply disturbed by the situation and is working tirelessly to find a solution. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa disclosed this during the official commissioning of…
Ogbodo Ozioma Favour Miss Enobong, a resident of Abuja, recently shared her harrowing experience of being mobbed, beaten, and robbed while travelling home from work. The victim, who is also a serving Corp member in the FCT, spoke to African Health Report (AHR) on Friday, recounting the terrifying incident that occurred in the late hours…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report has revealed that Nigeria spent a staggering N539.88 billion, equivalent to $375.3 billion on imported food items during the third quarter of 2023. It also reveals that a substantial 83.87 per cent of Nigeria’s agricultural import value, amounting to N643.68 billion, was dedicated to importing key…
Gom Mirian In a bizarre move, the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS) in the Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour has called for the arrest of Umar Audu, the undercover reporter who exposed the corruption in the issuance of university certificates in the country. Speaking on Sunrise Daily today, he said the actions…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje A civic organisation, Vanguard for Truth Foundation, has raised alarming concerns over the misappropriation of funds meant for Nigerian inmates, alleging that they are being fed only N200 daily instead of the N750 allocated to them by the government. In a statement released on Thursday, the foundation highlighted the significant gap between…
Gom Mirian The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has commenced the process of evaluating house sales under the National Housing Program and is inviting interested Nigerians living in the country and abroad to apply. Interested subscribers are required to obtain their Expression of Interest Forms from the office of the Federal Controllers of Housing…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi Amnesty International has revealed that at least 368 individuals lost their lives in a series of attacks between December 2023 and January 1, 2024, contradicting the claims made by Tinubu’s Administration regarding security progress. The human rights organization provided a detailed breakdown of the casualties, with the highest death toll of 194 recorded…
Ogbodo Ozioma Favour The announcement of a 100 billion allocation to school feeding in the 2024 budget has sparked a range of reactions. African Health Report, AHR, reported earlier that President Bola Tinubu revealed this provision during the signing of the 2024 appropriation bill into law at the State House in Abuja, emphasising that it…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Benin Republic has provided reassurance to Nigerian students studying in neighboring countries following the recent suspension of accreditation of degree certificates. The President of NANS in Benin Republic, Ikenna Favour, clarified that the suspension only affects institutions lacking proper accreditation, and accredited institutions are not…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State revealed that it received 2,250 complaints of alleged human rights abuses throughout 2023. On Wednesday, the NHRC coordinator, Shehu Abdullahi, provided a breakdown of the complaints, stating that the commission handled 425 phone call complaints and 1,520 walk-in cases, while 305 cases remain pending….
