The Nigerian Hypertension Society (NHS) has highlighted concerns over the escalating costs of hypertension medications in the country, emphasising the need for increased awareness and access to treatment. President of NHS, Simeon Isezuo, addressed these issues in a statement marking World Hypertension Day, underscoring the prevalence of hypertension in Nigeria. Isezuo stressed the importance of…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) have raised objections to the ongoing trend of transforming public colleges of education into universities, citing concerns over the implications for teacher training and basic education in Nigeria. Speaking at a national conference in Abuja, Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc….
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has issued a statement denying the extension of the closing date for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal Registration. According to Mr. Azeez Sani, the Acting Director of the Directorate of Information and Digital Communication of NECO, the registration, which began on December 18, 2023, will close on…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has promised candidates that they will receive their certificates within three months of collecting their results. This assurance was given by the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, at the Annual Congress of the Education Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (ECAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. Wushishi emphasised the council’s…
In a dramatic turn of events, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have walked out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the government and the Organised Private Sector. The unions expressed their outrage at the Federal Government’s proposal of N48,000 as the national minimum wage, describing it as insulting and…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a dire warning, revealing that cardiovascular disease is responsible for a staggering 40 per cent of deaths in Europe. This amounts to a shocking 10,000 deaths per day, or four million per year, according to a report released by the organisation on Wednesday. Hans Kluge, the director of…
Despite a staggering 85% poverty rate in Enugu State, the government has announced plans to construct a luxurious 380-room five-star hotel in just 12 months. This decision has sparked outrage and disbelief among residents who are struggling to make ends meet. According to a recent Chorus research report on urban health, the poverty rate in…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released an additional 36,540 UTME results, bringing the total released to 1,879,437. This comes after the Board had earlier withheld some results for further investigation. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, a spokesperson for JAMB, in a statement sent to Africa Health Report on Tuesday stated in response to a…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed that most public tertiary institutions in the country are being run illegally due to the absence of governing councils. ASUU President, Osodeke, expressed this concern during a workshop organized by TETFund in Abuja on Tuesday. Osodeke criticised the decision to dissolve the governing councils of all…
The award of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway contract to Hitech Construction Ltd, owned by Gilbert Chagoury, a business partner of Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president has raised serious questions about transparency and due process in the award of the contract. In this report, Gom Mirian attempt to unveil the highest height of nepotism and incompetency surrounding…
