Gom Mirian In a bid to tackle illiteracy and promote education, the Policy House International, in partnership with the Social and Economic Research and Development Centre (SERDC), Ready to Lead Africa (RTLA) and TiFA-CDI, have set a roadmap to end the out-of-school children crisis in Nigeria by 2027. Out-of-school children crisis is a major problem…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), in collaboration with Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and other Relevant Partners, has launched the National Potato Strategy (NPS) 2023 -2028. It is aimed at increasing potato production into a commercially viable…
As the field of fertility rapidly evolves, advancements in technology continue to offer new possibilities for those struggling to conceive. But along with these innovations, comes a host of challenges and concerns, including the issue of frauds posing as fertility experts. In this interview with Africa Health Report (AHR)’s Gom Mirian, the Managing Director of…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi writes on the alarming increase in antibiotics abuse and its attendant consequences on Nigeria’s public health. “There is nothing wrong with using antibiotics once in a while, it will support your system and make you strong. I have Beecham Amplicox at home that I use for my children if they have cough or…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has affirmed the commitment of his administration to addressing the humanitarian crisis caused by insurgency in the state. The governor said this when he received the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, who is on a two day working visit, to the state….
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and former governor of Rivers State, has called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, to join hands with the President Bola Tinubu Administration to…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje 120 Nigerian entrepreneurs will partake in the United States Mission’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme which will train them with the knowledge, networks and access needed to launch and scale successful businesses. The participants were selected from among over 3,000 applicants to represent all regions of Nigeria, and already have start-up…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi Hon. Tajudeen Abass, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his tribunal win, saying it is further proof of his legitimacy and credibility. The 2023 Presidential Election Tribunal on Wednesday reaffirmed Tinubu’s victory at the presidential poll after dismissing all petitions against him. In a statement signed by…
An op-ed by Rinsola Abiola For keen observers of Nigerian politics, watching Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu become President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria seemed like the logical next step in his political journey. He played a key role in the bitter, drawn-out battle against military dictatorship, then went on to set an enviable record…
Gom Mirian The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stated that Nigeria is still far from achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger (SDG2), as the country continues to struggle with malnutrition. Realising SDG 2 to end hunger and malnutrition and ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food will largely depend on promoting…
