Favour Ozioma Ogbodo, Jumoke Olasunkanmi World Condom Day, celebrated annually on February 13th, is an international initiative to raise awareness and promote safe sexual practices through the use of condoms. This day serves as a reminder of the critical role condoms play in preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and unplanned pregnancies. Initiated in 1987 by…
The Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, died in a chopper crash in California, the United States of America on Friday. Here are 10 things to know about him: 2. He had a degree in Accountancy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu. 3. He also had an MA in Banking and…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has disclosed a plan by the federal government to shut its land borders once again in a bid to check the soaring food inflation, which has in turn occasioned hardship and poverty. Kyari unveiled the idea while addressing members of the Senate and…
This warning about sudden death is not just literature play but a serious caution following the fatality recorded during the last Semi-Final clash between Nigeria and South Africa. About four Nigerians were reported dead while watching the encounter, and experts have linked their sudden departure to a heart condition. Talking about sudden death related to…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for practice abroad,” The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has announced that nurses and midwives will now require two years post-qualification work experience from the date of issuance of permanent practising license before their certificates can be verified by foreign nursing boards/councils. This announcement was…
The federal government has said some of the agreements it reached with the members of the organised labour during the October 2023 negotiation meeting are not implementable immediately. The government specifically explained that one of the agreements, which is setting up of conversion centres for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) would take some time before it…
Kano State Governor Abbah Yusuf has solicited the support of Africa’s richest man and oil magnate, Aliko Dangote for the establishment of an independent power plant in the state. “Kano desperately needs the establishment of a sickle cell hospital to provide free medication for the patients”, the Governor said. Yusuf pleaded with the business tycoon…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje A facility of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), in Abuja, has been shut down for nearly three weeks. The Centre located in Dutse Baupma under Bwari Area Council in the FCT was closed in early January, causing hardship to users, mostly, vulnerable residents. Our investigations revealed that workers at…
Ogbodo Ozioma Favour The ban on Styrofoam popularly called “Takeaways” by Nigeria’s Federal Government, has raised mixed reactions and occasioned controversy. The government’s action is anchored on the danger of the product to the citizens’ health. It cited the rising rate of cancer, among others as the reason for the ban. However, those who opposed…
John Nwokocha Today, February 4 is World Cancer Day. Across the entire globe leaders and stakeholders unite to reiterate the need to wrest the grip of cancer over the people. Yearly, on February 4, concerns are raised over the state of the fight to end the disease. World Cancer Day is coordinated by the Union…
