The newly inaugurated Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali Pate, has his job cut out for him, if the country is to experience a turnaround in this sector. Jumoke Olasunkanmi lists some issues the needs to address to achieve this. Ranked 163 out of 191 countries with the poorest healthcare services globally by the World Health…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has assured the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, of their commitment to support the Humanitarian Response and Poverty Alleviation with 270M USD. UNICEF Country Representative, Christian Mundate, disclosed this when he led the Chief of Health and HIV/AIDS of the…
Hadiza Ibrahim The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arrested an Abuja-based businessman, Stephen Akpa, over an alleged N500m fraud. The commission made this known in a statement issued by its head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. According to the commission, Akpa was initially arrested on December 2, 2022, at his office…
Hadiza Ibrahim The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday said Commissioners of Police (CP) posted to Oyo State are carefully chosen due to its peculiarity in terms of insecurity. He made this disclosure during his visit to the Alarere residence of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, in…
Gom Mirian In a bid to tackle the growing issue of irregular migration, the Libyan government has repatriated a total of 161 Nigerian migrants back to their home countries. The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Interior Minister of the UN-recognised administration, Imed Trabelsi, on Tuesday. He stated that out of the…
Gom Mirian The Coordinating Minister of Health, Ali Pate, has said he will address the gap in Nigeria’s healthcare to end medical tourism. Pate, who was speaking at his maiden meeting with Kachollom Daju, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health, highlighted the fact that many Nigerians travel abroad for medical treatment due to…
Benefits of breastfeeding to both mother and child cannot be over emphasised as they last for a lifetime. However, Nigerian mothers face some challenges in their quest for adequate breastfeeding. Juliet Jacob Ochenje highlights some of them in this article. According to the Ministry of Health, breastfed babies have stronger immunity, reduces the risk of…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Chimaobim Edu, has assured Nigerians that the Bola Tinubu administration is passionate about alleviating poverty of Nigerians. She said this on Monday when she assumed office at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abuja. The Minister said: “If the statistics of having over…
Hadiza Ibrahim President Bola Tinubu on Monday vowed to hold his newly inaugurated Ministers to account over their service to the Nigerian people. He said this on Monday while charging them at the swearing in ceremony which held at the State House, Abuja. This is just as he mandated them to meet the expectations of…
Gom Mirian A Nigerian health expert has warned that the continued use of undisclosed, toxic ingredients sex stimulants could lead to infertility in women, kidney failure, hypertension, heart diseases, among others. Kayamata, as they are popularly called, are mostly locally made or mixed aphrodisiacs that enhance sexual appeal and libido. It has become increasingly popular…
