2023 was a challenging year for Nigerians when it comes to security of lives and properties. In this article, Jumoke Olasunkanmi recaps major happenings within the year. Kidnapping, banditry and other criminal vices gained ground in the security crisis spanning across the country. Many Nigerians hoped that the arrival of a new administration would lead to…
[ad_1] News Former Education CS George Magoha dies at 71 Tuesday January 24 2023 Former Education CS George Magoha. Former Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has died at 71. “Yes it is true. He is no more,” his wife Dr Barbra Magoha told the Business Daily. He died at Nairobi Hospital on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest. …
Casualties of Diphtheria have been rising steadily since its outbreak was first recorded this year. African Health Report (AHR)’s Juliet Jacob Ochenje spoke with eminent Professor of Virology and infectious diseases expert, educationist and ex-Regional Virologist for the WHO, Africa Region, Oyewale Tomori, on issues surrounding diphtheria in Nigeria. Diphtheria cases in Nigeria have risen…
[ad_1] Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s future and lives of young people depend largely on the collective efforts by the public and private sectors toward improving human nutrition outcomes. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, said the vice president presided over a virtual meeting of the National Council on…
[ad_1] Food entrepreneur Nkiruka Eloho Asika is the Creative Director of Food Empire, a chain of quick service bakeries, and its skill acquisition business, Chakiki Chef Camp, both based in Lagos…. The post The making of a baking, confectionery giant appeared first on The Nation Newspaper. [ad_2] Source link
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, under the leadership of His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has declared that fasting may continue on Sunday because Nigeria has not sighted the moon, indicating the end of the month of Ramadan. NSCIA made this known in a statement signed by the Secretary-General,…
[ad_1] Commissioner for Health in Plateau State, Dr Nimkong Ndam, on Friday expressed worry over the rise in cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in the state. Mr Ndam spoke at a sensitisation and screening to mark the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day, in Gyel, Jos South Local Government Area. Represented by the Director of Public Health, Dr…
[ad_1] Children are more vulnerable to resistant infections in their early years because their immune systems are not fully developed to fight infections. This predisposes them to illnesses like malaria, diarrhoea, tuberculosis, and pneumonia, resulting in death if not quickly addressed. For three decades, pneumonia has remained the leading cause of child mortality globally, claiming the…
[ad_1] The Chairperson of the Governing Board of the National Hospital Abuja (NHA), Patricia Etteh, has accused the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, of stalling the process of appointing a new Chief Medical Director (CMD) for the health facility. Ms Etteh made the accusation in a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, a copy of…
The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on the suit seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country on Thursday, July 11. The notices on the development have been sent to all the lawyers in the suit. Also, the development has been causing anxiety among Nigerians. The Federal Government instituted the suit against…
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