In this special feature arising from the ruling of the Consumer Protection Tribunal, on Friday, Korede Abdullah analyzes the implication of the decision N150 million Fine Various sections of Nigerians have continued to show their reactions to the decision of Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) which imposed a fine of 150 million naira ($107,142.86) on…
Korede Abdullah World Health Organization, WHO, has reported that person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant. The The 59-year old resident of the State of Mexico was hospitalised in Mexico City and died the same day, the statement said. According to…
Korede Abdullah The Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders has revealed that it treated 208,644 outpatients and 52,278 inpatients suffering malnutrition in Nigeria in 2023 alone. The MSF’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Simba Tirima, disclosed this during the presentation of the organisation’s 2023 activity report in Nigeria at a press…
Korede Abdullah Oyo State government has urged residents of the state to prioritise their physical and mental health as their individual right to life. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, made this known at an event organised to commemorate the 2024 World Health Day, held in Ibadan with the theme, “My Health, My…
Nigerians Lamented the impact of the one day workers’ strike led by the organized labour-NLC and TUC leaders and their affiliate unions, on Monday, June 3. The cost of the strike is telling. On Day one of the strike access to critical institutions and offices were blocked by the protesters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city,…
Korede Abdullah The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have lamented the scarcity of manpower across the healthcare facilities in the country. NARD made this revelation in a communique issued on Monday after its Ordinary General Meeting held in Kaduna from May 27 to June 1st, 2024, with the theme, ‘Journey towards universal health coverage:…
Korede Abdullah Various stakeholders in the health sector in Ogun have unanimously agreed that Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration needs to do more regarding its policies and programmes in the sector after one year of re-election. Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Ogun chapter, Dr Kunle Ashimi, while commending the state government’s efforts in strengthening the…
Olaniyi Iyiola an Ibadan resident blames poverty, the current economic hardship in Nigeria for his desperate action to sell his kidney, which he used the social media windows to market. Against this backdrop, Korede Abdullah in this special report asks a critical question if Iyiola’s action amounted to committing suicide The harsh economic reality…
Korede Abdullah Diabetes treatment has recorded a breakthrough as a Chinese was reportedly cured of Type 2 diabetes for the first time, academics in China have claimed. According to Diabetes.co.uk, a website dedicated to diabetes research, enlightenment and treatment, in 2021, a 59-year-old man underwent a life-changing cell transplant and since 2022 he has…
Korede Abdullah Some Stakeholders in Lagos State have come together to brainstorm on the urgent necessity to end drug abuse in the state, especially among the youths. They highlited a strategy to achieve this in a dialogue, held at the Youth Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday (Friday). The stakeholders recognized drug as a medical problem…
