Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has confirmed that Cameroun is set to open the floodgates of the Ladgo Dam, while assuring that there is no cause for alarm. Ladgo dam is a reservoir in the northern province of Cameroun and water from this dam had in previous years led to…
In a country where cultural taboos often shroud discussions on sexuality, an increasing number of Nigerian women rely on the unregulated market of enhancers commonly known as ‘Kayamata,’ for heightened sexual pleasure and satisfaction. Gom Mirian spoke with users, sellers and medical experts who shared their experiences with her and has put all together in…
Gom Mirian The Federal Government has once again reaffirmed its commitment to ending petroleum product importation in the country by resuscitating operations at the Port Harcourt refinery. This is expected to restore local refining capacity, reduce dependency on imports and increase revenue generation. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, during…
Gom Mirian In a bid to improve cancer care in Nigeria, the Director General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Prof. Usman Malami, has called on members of the Nigeria Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion to support the institute’s efforts. Prof. Malami made the call at the 2023 Annual Scientific…
Gom Mirian Relief is underway for people of African descent as a team of researchers which boasts of several Nigerians, Global Parkinson’s Genetics Programme (GP2), has identified a new genetic variant that increases their risk of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). This breakthrough research, carried out by the Nigeria Parkinson Disease Research (NPDR) network, the International Parkinson’s…
Gom Mirian The Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to establish e-libraries and entrepreneurship training centres in higher education institutions across the state. He made this request on Friday during a working visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono in Abuja, where he…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that it is monitoring the new subvariants (descendants) of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 virus, named EG.5 and BA.2.86. The EG.5 variant is a descendant of XBB.1.9.2 (itself a descendant of Omicron). It stated that as of 7th August 2023,…
In this article, Juliet Jacob Ochenje writes on the rising scourge of sexually transmitted diseases in Nigeria, especially among youths, and how it could disrupt the lives of the patients and society at large. ‘’I started noticing symptoms of pain while urinating; severe pain under my groins. The pain became severe, and out of fear,…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr.Betta Edu, has disclosed that the verification of the Federal Government’s social register to ensure that the poorest of the poor is captured has begun. Edu further said that the Federal Government will work closely with State Governors, Local Governments and community leaders to…
Gom Mirian Nigeria’s economy has recorded a slight improvement in the second quarter of 2023, as the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.51 per cent year-on-year in real terms. This is 0.2 per cent higher than the 2.31 per cent growth recorded in the first quarter of the year. According to data released…
