ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s health sector is overwhelmingly sustained by domestic resources, with external contributions accounting for less than 10 per cent of total funding, according to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate. Speaking on Monday at the National Workshop on AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (ATM), themed “Design a…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Gombe State Government has renewed its collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to tackle the state’s rising number of out-of-school children, signing a comprehensive Framework of Action on Monday. Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya formalised the agreement during a strategic meeting with UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Yobe government boosts farming with free tractors, subsidised fertiliser schemeABUJA, Nigeria – In a move to strengthen agricultural productivity, the Yobe State Government has distributed 40 Massey Ferguson 375 tractors free of charge to farmers and agricultural groups across the state. The initiative, directed by Governor Mai Mala Buni, also includes fertiliser…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) is rolling out a newly updated operational handbook on tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis to help countries strengthen detection of TB infection, disease, and drug resistance. The revised WHO Operational Handbook on Tuberculosis: Module 3 – Diagnosis accompanies the consolidated TB guidelines published earlier this year. It offers laboratory…
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says its new multidisciplinary research laboratories will allow Nigerian researchers to conduct all forms of research locally, ending the costly need to send samples abroad for analysis. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sunny Echono announced on Monday that six state-of-the-art laboratories are being established nationwide. Four are…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has recorded a major leap in digital education, with 21 state-of-the-art smart schools now fully operational across the country, according to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, announced the achievement on Monday in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the $10 million KOICA-Nigeria Smart Education…
An expert in menstrual health at the Population Services International (PSI) Nigeria, Dr Abdul-Hameed Adediran, has urged greater support for girls and women during menstruation instead of stigmatising them. Adediran, who is also the Senior Programme Manager for Menstrual Health Initiatives at PSI made the call in Abuja at a two-day Menstrual Health Workshop for…
A looming food and security crisis is unfolding in northern Nigeria, where unpredictable rainfall patterns and escalating insecurity are severely disrupting agricultural production and threatening the livelihoods of millions. This is not simply a seasonal setback, for it represents a complex and deepening emergency with far-reaching consequences for the region’s role as Nigeria’s breadbasket. In…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is dismissing a viral social media video that falsely claims Coordinating Minister Professor Muhammad Ali Pate has announced a “revolutionary drug” to cure diabetes, to be distributed free nationwide. In a statement issued Sunday, the ministry calls the footage “false, misleading and maliciously manipulated,”…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the Lagos State Government following its admission that residents of Lekki Peninsula may be consuming faecal-contaminated water from boreholes. The group was on Sunday, reacting to a statement by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, who told…
