Health

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 27, 2023 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the world to prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19. Guterres said this in a message on Wednesday to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness The International Day of …

By Segun Giwa Akure, Dec. 27, 2023 The Ondo State Government has said that Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu succumbed to death at a German hospital in the early hours of Wednesday from complications arising from prostate cancer. An official statement on Wednesday afternoon by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 22, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm on the increase in dengue infections recorded in 2023 globally, which represents a potentially high public health threat. The UN health agency gave the warning on Friday as it reported more than five million …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 22, 2023 The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday appealed for nearly 2 billion dollars to provide lifesaving assistance to more than 24 million boys and girls across West and Central Africa in 2024. It projected that 46.7 million children in the region would …

The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has awarded the 2023 NAS Gold Medal Prize for Life Sciences to Rufus Olusola Akinyemi, a Professor of Geriatric Neurology and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. A statement by Dr. Sonny Folorunso Kuku FAS, OFR, Chairman, NAS Science Prize Committee, said …

By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Nvosi (Abia), Dec. 15, 2023 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that his government is focused on reversing medical tourism in the state through deploying relevant resources to enhance the state’s health sector. Otti said this on Thursday, when members of the Medical and Dental Council of …

A highly impactful wholistic Health & Wellness Expo was held at Essex County College (ECC), Newark, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) with renowned Television/Film artist and entrepreneur, Tobias Truvillion featuring as a Guest Speaker. The program, the 9th in the series, was held in the College’s Gymnasium and …

Hajiya Hadiza Galadima, Permanent Secretary Sokoto State Ministry for Social Welfare and Humanitarian Affairs, in a group photograph with the beneficiaries of USAID Sanitation kits By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Dec. 10, 2023 An NGO, USAID-Helping Hands Foundation, in collaboration with Momentum Country and Global Leadership (MCGL), have given sanitation kits …

Paris, Dec. 5, 2023 People seeking to ward off a plague of bed bugs in France are running the risk of poisoning themselves with illegal insecticides, the authorities in Paris warned on Tuesday. Inspections has discovered that  the use of a product banned in 2013 that goes by the name …

Toppy K International in conjunction with the City of Newark, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) has held a Free Health Awareness & Municipal I.D Card Fair that impacted positively on many in the community. Organised by Alhaja Temitope Kudirat Adeshina, otherwise known as the Queen of New Jersey, …

Most Rev. Ernest Obodo, the Auxiliary Bishop of Enugu Diocese, at the weekend commended Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, for his standout initiatives, particularly in healthcare and education sectors nationwide. The Bishop praised Obi during his visit to Dominic Healthcare Centre, Obinofia Ndiagu, Enugu State, where …

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Adamu Lamuwa, and UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, at UN headquarters in New York By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 17, 2023 UN Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, has solicited the support of the Nigerian Government on the implementation of Sustainable Development …

Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the establishment of ten new dialysis centres, one for each of the ten federal constituencies of the State. Consequently, the Governor has directed the immediate commencement of recruitment and training of professionals to meet the manpower needs of the dialysis …

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Mararaba (Nasarawa State), Oct. 26, 2023 As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Access Bank Retail Operations Group has donated hospital equipment to the Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) at Gurku 1, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Ms. Emem Ukoh, Zonal Head, Abuja …

Nestlé Nigeria PLC, a leading nutrition, health, and wellness company, is thrilled to announce the launch of the third edition of Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards. This award aims to recognize and reward professionalism and excellence in journalism, celebrating the outstanding contributions of media professionals in Nigeria. The Nestlé Nigeria Media …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct 8, 2023 The Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN), the organiser of Nigerian Parade in New York, USA, has recognised the immense contribution of the Nigerian Nurses Association to the progress of the group. Mr. Yinka DanSalami, the Chairman, Board of Directors, OAN, …

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said that with three professors now in charge of Borno’s health sector, it is either the sector is repositioned now or never. Zulum stated this on Friday when he received the Health Minister, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, at the Council Chamber of the Government House …

….Lauds doctors on medical outreach in Imo The Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma has commended the commitment and patriotism of medical practitioners in the United States of America (USA) who are currently in Imo State for a medical outreach. While applauding the doctors on their desire to be …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared his support for Child Rights Law (CRL) and the operationalization of family Courts in the State. “My assessment of the ‘Family Court Rules’ is that even though, am …

Johannesburg Sept. 28, 2023 South Africa’s RCL Foods (RCLJ.J) on Thursday said its poultry unit has culled 410,000 chickens due to the country’s worst outbreak of avian flu, heightening fears of chicken meat and egg shortages. The outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), a bird flu which spreads rapidly …

Abuja, Nigeria In the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for widespread vaccination. The outbreak has so far resulted in over 11,500 suspected cases, more than 7,000 confirmed cases, and claimed the lives of 453 …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 24,  2023 A Nigerian Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadiza Galadanci, has shared her research innovations on the treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH). PPH is excessive bleeding and loss of blood after childbirth. It means losing more than half a litre of blood within 24 hours …

Drug trafficking and cultism are two of the major challenges facing Nigeria’s youth today. Both problems are complex and have deep roots in the country’s social, economic, and political landscape. Drug trafficking Nigeria is a major transit point for drugs destined for Europe and North America. The country’s porous borders …

Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, SSAP-SDGs has joined leaders and experts from around the world to call for increased investments and alignments of resources from public, private, domestic, and other sources to accelerate progress on the delivery of the 2030 Agenda. …

In his dedication to advancing critical aspects of human development, Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Saturday donated N10 million at the foundation-laying ceremony of the Department of Midwifery and Public Health Nursing of the Millennium College of Nursing Sciences of the Awka Anglican …