. Continent’s policies, programmes, institutions to mainstream climate adaptation and resilience By Louis Achi with Agency report The Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Wangari Mathai Institute, have reiterated the importance of improving food security in Africa. Prof. Patrick Verkooijen, the Chief Executive Officer…
By Kazeem Akolawole A coalition of youths, under the aegis of African Health Budget Network (AHBN)’s, Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement (MAYE) group, has called on the Nigerian political leaders, particularly emergent winners at all levels in the 2023 general elections to upscale health funding to 15 percent of the national budget. In an…
Kazeem Akolawole President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a 56-member National Advisory Committee on Women’s Economic Empowerment (H-LAC) set up to support Nigerian women and girls in economic development. The H-LAC, according to a member of the committee, Dr Judith-Ann Walker, is significant and important, especially in the context of recent failed attempts to…
. Nigeria’s election season witnessed surge in inflammatory language, hateful and divisive rhetoric By Kazeem Akolawole The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, has warned that hate speech, especially if accompanied by policies and practices that discriminate against populations based on their identity often…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Following the first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said Nigeria is at moderate risk of importing the virus into the country. According to the NCDC, the extent of the outbreak in Equatorial Guinea has not yet been ascertained, and the…
[ad_1] A 300-level female undergraduate at the Benue State University (BSU) who earlier went missing has been found dead. The deceased, Erekaa Dooshima Naomi, was reportedly missing for three days, before her body was discovered on Wednesday at a vicinity opposite the school. Eyewitnessesalleged that the late student’s phone, ID card, and blood-stained clothes were…
[ad_1] United States senators visiting South Africa to assess the impact of a major American-funded HIV/AIDS scheme on Thursday vowed to renew the programme despite Pretoria’s close ties with Russia. South Africa has forged ahead with highly controversial naval exercises jointly staged with Russia and China and coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Kremlin’s…
[ad_1] From pandas to sea lions to tigers, hundreds of wildlife species across the globe are contaminated by potentially harmful “forever chemicals”, according to a review of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies. Over 300 wildlife species showed traces of the nearly indestructible synthetic chemicals, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) PFAS Project…
[ad_1] Sodiq Ojuroungbe Medical experts have urged Nigerians to embrace regular visits to the hospital for health checks, noting that it can help in early diagnosis and treatment of silent killer diseases. The experts made the call during a medical outreach organised by Gbagada General Hospital. According to the Managing Director of the hospital, Dr….
[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Solomon Avidime, says women experiencing irregular ovulation should go to the hospital for proper evaluation by maternal health experts. According to Prof. Avidime, irregular ovulation could lead to infertility if not properly treated. The gynaecologist disclosed this in an interview with PUNCH…
