By Louis Achi The United States Department of Health and Human Services, on January 25, 2023, launched a multi-state coordinated law enforcement action to apprehend individuals engaged in a scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. On the list of those charged with fraudulently obtaining nursing license are 18…
Dr. Ehanire Nigeria Accounts for About 25% of Africa’s NTD Cases NTDs Flourish Mainly in Rural Areas, Conflict Zones – WHO Kazeem Akolawole Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, it was estimated that about 100 million people in Nigeria were at-risk for at least one Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and this…
By Gom Mirian The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says that at least 15 collaborators in Computer-based centres (CBT) across the country involved in various sharp practices in this year’s yet-to-be concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have been detained. The examination body, which had earlier on February 8, cancelled the registrations of…
Mbeki By Louis Achi Former South African President, Mr. Thebo Mbeki addressing media executives in Abuja on Commonwealth Observers Mission concerns on February 20, 2023. The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Nigeria, H.E. Thabo Mbeki, has averred that the upcoming weekend election in Nigeria will not only be significant to Nigeria and Africa,…
He is a Good, Worthy Candidate – Don By Hassan John Reducing the effect of global health crises and COVID-19 is among things that will shape Sierra Leone in 2023 and years to come, particularly the drive for the country to become a destination for attracting increased trade and investments. An erudite international security…
By Juliet Jacob, with Agency report The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thick dust-haze from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, forecast thick dust-haze with horizontal visibility of less than 1,000m over the North and North Central cities throughout the forecast period. According to NiMet, moderate…
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health By Hassan John The shortage of family planning commodities currently being experienced in Nigeria is due to the unexpected population of women who demand for it, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has revealed. Speaking while delivering a keynote address at an event in Abuja, weekend, the Minister said…
Pangolin By Juliet Jacob On the 2023 World Pangolins Day, marked on February 18, the World Animal Protection, WAP, says that world’s most trafficked mammal pangolin plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance of the ecosystems and must be protected. WAP, spoke at a hybrid event held to mark the World pangolins day…
By Juliet Jacob A Principal Medical Officer, Geidam Bulama, abducted11 months ago by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno State, has regained freedom. AHR gathered that, Bulama was reportedly released in Gubio before he was moved to Maiduguri where he reunited with his family. It was not clear if a ransom was…
* Osun State Leads the Pack with 75% per cent By Gom Mirian The highest rates of mothers aged 15-49 years who do not breastfeed their newborn children within one hour of birth are to be found in Jigawa and Imo States. A new report has shown that only 23 per cent of…
