Results of the recent national elections showed a general decline in female representations at the National Assembly. Advocates for inclusive democracy have expressed concerns about the low number of women, youth and persons with disabilities elected into the National Assembly. They raised the concerns on Thursday during a workshop organised by the Westminster Foundation…
By Juliet Jacob, with Agency report A Consultant Nephrologist, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Yemi Raji, has advised Nigerians to embrace prevention as the best treatment for kidney problems. Raji gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Thursday. He spoke on the 2023 World…
By Kazeem Akolawole The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, Ada Ezeugo has submitted that adverse effects of malnutrition cannot only affect individuals if not checked but has the tendency to erode Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a nation . Against this backdrop according Ezeugo informed the need to ensure healthy of individual citizens…
[ad_1] The health editor of Daily Trust newspapers, Ojoma Akor, has won the print category of the 2022 Emerging Health Technologies (EHTs) Media Award of Excellence. She won the award with her story on a technological innovation called the Bridge Application which helped to reduce delays in breast cancer diagnosis for women in rural areas….
Results of the recent national elections showed a general decline in female representations at the National Assembly. Advocates for inclusive democracy have expressed concerns about the low number of women, youth and persons with disabilities elected into the National Assembly. They raised the concerns on Thursday during a workshop organised by the Westminster Foundation…
By Hassan John Medical experts in Nigeria have applauded the sack of a senior official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Western Pacific over alleged racism, abusive and unethical behavior. The experts gave the commendation in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, Thursday. It would be recalled that late Wednesday,…
[ad_1] Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Thursday, declared three days of mourning for victims of the Train/Bus accident that occurred in the Shogunle area of the state. Sanwo-Olu visited the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, to understand the condition of the victims of the bus/train accident. According to him, the accident…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation has released a first-of-its-kind global report on sodium intake reduction. The report showed that the world was off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30 per cent by 2025. The report released on Thursday said that sodium, an essential nutrient, increased the risk of heart disease,…
[ad_1] The wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Madam Liang Huili, has called on nations to make gender equality a social norm and moral imperative observed by all. She made the call at a programme to celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day at the China Cultural Centre in Nigeria, titled: “The women in culture”….
[ad_1] Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has suspended his campaign activities for the March 18 governorship election following the train accident which occurred on Thursday morning. Daily Trust reports that a train belonging to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) had rammed into a BRT passenger bus conveying the state civil servants to work, killing…
