By Juliet Jacob The Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, says it has continued its advocacy of building saving and investing culture in young Nigerians as it celebrates the 2023 edition of ‘Global Money Week’. It said the week was to raise awareness on the importance of ensuring that young people, from an early age,…
[ad_1] Following the conviction of Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, for organ trafficking in the United Kingdom, a debate has ensued regarding the sentence he will be handed. His wife, Beatrice, and Obinna Obeta, a doctor involved in the case, were also found guilty when the verdict was delivered on Thursday. The jury held…
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Nigeria will gulp $2.5 billion over the next five years, according to the Programmes’ Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2023-2027). CSP is WFP support framework for Nigeria within the integrated United Nations Sustainable Development Framework jointly developed by all the UN Agencies in Nigeria. “The Food Systems Transformation Pathways”…
By Gom Mirian In Nigeria, communicating children’s rights has remained a challenge considering the broad range of abuses against children as a result of ignorance of what constitutes the rights of children. These, among other challenges faced by children, necessitated the Child Rights Bureau (CRIB) in the federal ministry of information and…
By Juliet Jacob The World Health Organisation said Nigeria had significantly increased its national Tuberculosis case funding by 50 per cent in 2021 using innovative approaches. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, made this known in her message in commemoration of World TB Day. World TB Day is marked yearly…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro …300 health facilities flooded The devastation by Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in the hardest-hit southern African countries where emergency response efforts are being ramped up to provide relief to affected communities, the World Health Organisation said. The World Health Organisation said more than 300 health facilities have been…
[ad_1] Okechukwu Nnodim Many hospitals are becoming redundant due to Nigeria’s abysmal power supply situation, leaving patients to suffer and die, OKECHUKWU NNODIM writes Nigeria’s poor power supply situation has not only resulted in the death of industries but also contributed to the high mortality rate. There has been a negative impact on the operations…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) says one million people are living with undetected tuberculosis in Africa. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, stated this on Thursday in her message to mark this year’s World TB Day . She said through the organization’s technical support, leading advocacy, and effective partnerships, enormous progress had…
[ad_1] Professor Muki Shey received a silver award from the South African Medical Research Council for his “outstanding contribution to health research”. PHOTO: Nasief Manie/Spotlight News & Features 24th March 2023 | Biénne Huisman It was his own background including childhood sickness that inflamed Professor Muki Shey’s passion for finding health solutions in resource-constrained settings….
[ad_1] The recent disclosure by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control that 10.6 million Nigerians have used cannabis in the past year is worrisome and deserves urgent attention. The lament by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, that cannabis is often introduced to many people while in their teens underscores the…
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