Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in Kano In a bid to improve child nutrition and health outcomes, the Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Bank-assisted Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ARIN) project, has organized a 16-day training program for 722 primary health care workers in Katsina State. The training, focused on Maternal, Infant, and…
Biden and Trump lead tributes to ‘extraordinary’ Jimmy Carter after death Joe Biden and Donald Trump have led tributes to former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100. Carter, who lived longer than any president in history, died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Plains, Georgia. Biden…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking with several significant arrests and interdictions over the past week. According to a statement sent to Africa Health Report (AHR) by the director of media and advocacy Femi Babafemi on Sunday, At the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, a 48-year-old businessman,…
Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Sunday opened a fresh controversy bordering on how he was suspended from the 8th Senate without salary and removed as Chief Whip in the 10th Senate for, according to him, “speaking the truth”. Speaking to Deutsche Welle (DW) Hausa service, Ndume also has recounted how ex-Senate President…
…S’Korea Plane Crash, Disaster a National Tragedy – Ag President …179 people killed in deadliest plane crash in South Korea … Distraught families gathered in the airport’s arrival hall in tears “I can’t believe the entire family has just disappeared. My heart aches so much”, cried a relative of one of the victims’ families. Maeng…
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled for prostate removal surgery on Sunday, his office announced. The procedure follows a recent diagnosis of a urinary tract infection linked to a benign prostate enlargement. Netanyahu, 75, was examined at Hadassah Hospital on Wednesday, where doctors identified the issue. A statement from the Prime Minister’s office confirmed…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Kwara State Government over the death of Mahe Abdulkadir, Chief of Staff to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. In a statement released on Sunday by Akintunde Sawyerr, NELFUND’s Managing Director, The organization extended sympathies to Governor AbdulRazaq, the Abdulkadir family, and the people of Kwara…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos As Nigerians celebrate Christmas, the Lagos County Club has urged citizens to prioritize malaria prevention to avoid untimely deaths. According to Ayodeji Osikoya, Chairman of the Swimming Section, “Malaria can be prevented by preventing mosquito bites, which transmit the plasmodium parasite that causes malaria.” Osikoya spoke at the “Swim Against Malaria…
In a nation where the mere sight of military personnel has long been synonymous with fear and destruction, the Nigerian Armed Forces are on a mission to rewrite their narrative. For decades, communities across Nigeria have viewed soldiers with suspicion, associating them with chaos, war, and violence. However, under the leadership of the Chief of…
Troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Operation Fansan Yamma have successfully apprehended a 25-year-old ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu, who was found in possession of 764 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and 6 magazines meant to be delivered to terrorist kingpin Bello Turji’s camp. She was arrested on 28 December, 2024 alongside her accomplice, a motorcycle…
