Jumoke Olasunkanmi Roche Diabetes Care (Roche DC) Nigeria has begun a three-month training for 350 healthcare professionals to promote an integrated approach to diabetes management. The training is aimed at reducing the number of patients suffering from the disease and other related ones. Nigeria currently has a diabetes prevalence of 3.7 percent, that is around…
Hadiza Ibrahim The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has assured that the Police Force is firmly resolved to combat the illicit manufacture, sale, possession and use of firearms in Nigeria without the requisite licenses and permits. He noted that this not only contravenes the law but also jeopardises society’s safety. A press statement…
Hadiza Ibrahim President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his United Arab Emirates Airlines (UAE) counterpart, President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, have entered into economic collaboration on behalf of their respective countries. This partnership is a sturdy foundation for substantial investments across various sectors within Nigeria, with a long term goal to bring prosperity for…
To commemorate the 2023 World Suicide Prevention Day, which was observed globally on September 10, Jumoke Olasunkanmi writes on suicide trends in Nigeria – a country which was rated as having the happiest people in the world – and practical ways to help people who may be enduring difficult times. Death, no matter how it…
Gom Mirian The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on all 36 state governors in Nigeria to reveal details regarding the spending of the N2 billion palliative fund recently disbursed to them by the Federal Government. The transparency advocacy group also requested the governors to disclose the names of beneficiaries and provide comprehensive…
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….
