The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention declared, on Wednesday that it might declare an emergency on the outbreak of cholera in the country. The NCDC Director General, Dr Jide Idris, who spoke in Lagos, said the centre was monitoring the situation and might declare an emergency if data showed that the outbreak…
The United Nations World Food Programme has revealed its plans to support Nigeria and seven other West and Central African countries with food amidst widespread hunger, shortages of food items, and surging prices. In a statement posted on its website on Tuesday, the United Nations food body listed Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali,…
Korede Abdullah, in this report captures the grim hunger situation across Nigeria, in a bid to Fact-Check a recent analysis in the New York Times publication. In the two editions of the New York Times published on June 11 and June 13, 2024, the first one was titled, “Nigeria confronts its worst economic crisis…
Tragedy struck in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital on Tuesday, as gunmen shot dead a ticket collector around Oke Isa Roundabout of the town. The man, who was said to be one of those issuing tickets to commercial motorcyclists around Okesa Roundabout, was reportedly fired upon by unknown assailants who came with another motorcycle and ran…
In recent findings the Nigerian economic situation is facing a serious challenge that economic pundits have yet to find better terms to describe it. But it remains unarguably that food crisis occasioning acute hunger is biting severely in the country, as Korede Abdullah captures in this report. Food Prices Skyrocket Since the last quarter…
The Christian Council of Nigeria, CCN, has expressed worries over the high rate of children living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, in Nigeria. The organization claimed that about 160,000 children were living with HIV in Nigeria, with only 45,000 receiving treatment. The council, therefore, urged the government and other stakeholders to intensify efforts to…
The Chairman of Mile 12 International Market Lagos, Shehu Jibrin has blamed the acute scarcity of tomatoes and peppers leading to more than 500 percent increase prices on insecurity in the country and infestation of diseases. Jibrin made the disclosure during an interview with Channels TV on Monday, monitored by Africa Health Report. In the…
Following a court order mandating a stop in its planned price hikes, MultiChoice has readjusted its subscription rates for DStv and GOtv users in Nigeria. This comes on the heels of the company’s facing legal challenges which resulted in a significant decline in its Nigerian subscriber base, losing over a million subscribers. The Competition and…
With the recent cholera outbreak in some states, including neighbouring Lagos, and coupled with the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the Ogun State Government has spelt out precautionary measures. This was made known by Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, in a statement on Sunday and obtained by African Health Report (AHR)….
Deaths arising from cholera outbreak has reached 15 in Lagos State with 350 suspected cases reported in the state. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the revelation on Saturday while speaking on steps taken to control the outbreak in Lagos State. The commissioner in a statement said that the 350 suspected…
