Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has commended Nigerian youths on their resilience, talent, passion for the country, while urging them to invest in skills acquisition. He made this statement on Saturday, in commemoration of International Youth Day celebrated August 12 globally since its inception by the United Nations…
Gom Mirian The latest report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that over 1.5 million new cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally from 10 July to August 6, 2023. This indicates a significant rise in new COVID-19 cases and deaths in the last 28 days. The report, released on Friday, also highlighted…
(Feature story photo credit: Nigerian Tribune) In this report, Gom Mirian takes a deep dive into Abuja’s rising flood situation, and how it is impacting its the social, economic, health and mental wellbeing of residents in Abuja. In the midst of Abuja’s beautiful scenery and vibrant urban landscape lies a hidden crisis waiting to explode….
…Suspend Nationwide Strike for 2 Weeks Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their indefinite strike which began on July 26. This was disclosed by its National President, Dr. Innocent Orji, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported Friday night. A review will be made in two weeks, the wire service…
Gom Mirian Renowned Professor of Economics and chieftain of Labour Party, Pat Utomi, has called for action to reduce the high death rate of Nigerian men from prostate cancer, saying the disease has quietly taken many lives but remains largely unacknowledged and under-recognised. In a series of tweets he posted @UtomiPat on Friday, the political…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that about 3.6 million children are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Nigeria. It said the figure concentrated mainly in northern states, adding that approximately 50 percent of deaths in Nigerian children under the age of five…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again issued a warning against the use of calcium carbide to hasten the ripening process of fruits. African Health Report (AHR) had done an exposè on the practice of using dangerous chemicals to ripen fruits. Read here. Calcium carbide is chemical…
Jumoke olasunkanmi Four Nigerian innovators are set to receive $100,000 each in grant for research projects, courtesy of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). BMGF announced the selection of 50 beneficiaries out of over 1,300 applications which included four Nigerians, seven South Africans and five Kenyans. The foundation had specifically targeted researchers from low…
Hadiza Ibrahim Ahead of the grand finale of the annual Osun-Osogbo Cultural Festival, Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, has been in celebration mood, with cultural enthusiasts from all parts of the globe arriving for the event scheduled for this Friday. But amidst the festivities, concerns are rising among stakeholders about the contamination of Osun…
Gom Mirian In a bid to harness the immense potential of Nigerians in the diaspora, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) have come together to strategise and finalise plans for diaspora exploits in the field of research and development. The meeting, which was held in Abuja, brought together…
