By Kazeem Akolawole The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, Ada Ezeugo has submitted that adverse effects of malnutrition cannot only affect individuals if not checked but has the tendency to erode Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a nation . Against this backdrop according Ezeugo informed the need to ensure healthy of individual citizens…
Results of the recent national elections showed a general decline in female representations at the National Assembly. Advocates for inclusive democracy have expressed concerns about the low number of women, youth and persons with disabilities elected into the National Assembly. They raised the concerns on Thursday during a workshop organised by the Westminster Foundation…
By Hassan John Medical experts in Nigeria have applauded the sack of a senior official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Western Pacific over alleged racism, abusive and unethical behavior. The experts gave the commendation in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, Thursday. It would be recalled that late Wednesday,…
Dr. Edozie Felix > Until 1990, there were less than ten doctors in the Prisons Service across the country > The Prison Service lacks a proper template for health data collection > Certain privileges are denied most inmates because they are awaiting trial > In a cell meant for 20 people, you have about…
By Hassan John The Chairman of the 10-member Summit Advisory Committee (SAC) of the WODDI Inspiring Women Summit, Moses Okpara, has said that Summit will provide a supportive network for women to share their experiences, learn from each other, build strong relationships and raise awareness about the importance of mental health and providing resources…
By Antonio Guterres Around the world, progress on women’s rights is vanishing before our eyes. The latest forecasts estimate that on our current track, it will take another 300 years to reach full gender equality. Today’s cascading crises, from the war in Ukraine to the climate emergency, affect women and girls first and worst. And…
Yakubu By Kazeem Akolawole The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections until March 18. The exercise was previously scheduled to hold on March 11, but INEC, citing a logistics crisis stemming from BVAS configuration and transportation, said the election could not hold as scheduled. The decision followed a meeting…
By Kazeem Akolawole The Court of Appeal has refused to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections. In the ruling delivered on Wednesday, a three-member panel of the court of appeal led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, held that restraining…
. Nigerian women lead on the global stage, across different sectors – British High Commissioner By Kazeem Akolawole In commemoration of International Women’s Day, UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly launched the global Women and Girls strategy which will set out how the UK will work to tackle global gender inequality at every…
Dr. Uyi Iluobe Inspector General of Police Usman Baba …We’ve not gotten the main culprits but have their identities – Police …All of us are broken emotionally – Dr. Uyi’s grieving widow …
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