Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe

OPHI Report List 10 Northern Nigerian States As Poorest

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OPHI Report List 10 Northern Nigerian States As Poorest By Abdallah el-Kurebe The 2014 Report of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) has revealed that 10 states in the north of Nigeria are the country’s poorest. The report further states that 43.3 percent of Nigerians were living in poverty with Bauchi State having the highest percentage of people living in extreme poverty, followed by Kebbi State. Others that follow in order of Zamfara, Sokoto, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Gombe, Borno and Niger, respectively. The 2014 OPHD “Nigeria Country Briefing”, which measured multidimensional poverty index (MPI) for Nigeria noted that…

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Why Journalists Smoke Cigarette

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Why Journalists Smoke Cigarette By Abdallah el-Kurebe “Whoever does not smoke or drink will die in good health.” – Russian proverb People, regardless of class, smoke cigarette against warnings in the media of its harmful effects. Journalists too, who run the same media that send those warning messages against smoking, smoke. Why do they? As a social behaviour, smoking is influenced by the people around us. My interaction with some Journalists reveals that if everyone else is doing one thing, you start thinking it must be the correct or sociable thing to be doing. Journalists are major stakeholders in enlightenment,…

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UDUTH gets PCR donation from USAID

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UDUTH gets PCR donation from USAID By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto (UDUTH) has received a donation of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine from the United States Agency For International Development. The donation of the PCR worth N50 million was made through the Management Science for Health Project. It was unveiled in Sokoto on Friday at a ceremony presided over by the Deputy Director, HIV/AIDS and TB of USAID, Dr. Phillip Dayal who said that the gesture was aimed at boosting healthcare delivery of the people of the region and Nigerians in general. “The machine should…

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Tobacco Control in Nigeria: Can the proposed Smoking Act Work?

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Tobacco Control in Nigeria: Can the proposed Smoking Act Work? By Abdallah el-Kurebe For the control of any crime or legal but injurious act, there must be a law. That law must have specific elements, including but not limited to: (a) implementability (b) enforceability and (c) serves as deterrent to offenders Tobacco smoking is a long time habit for many Nigerians in sections of the country. The act attracts people of all shades and ages, with the youths seeing it as a fashionable habit to delve in. According to TobaccoAtlas, nearly 20 percent of the world’s adult population smokes cigarettes.…

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How Kenya is setting the pace to explore pollination to boost food production in Africa

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How Kenya is setting the pace to explore pollination to boost food production in Africa By Abdallah el-Kurebe Scientists explain pollination as a means of transferring pollen from the anther of a plant to the stigma. Insects that carry out the task of this transfer are the pollinators. Apart from their roles of producing honey and beeswax, bees are known for their role in pollination and there are nearly 20,000 known species in seven to nine recognized families. Kenya is taking a lead in research that would enhance pollination to ensure food security. Dr. Muo Kasina is a senior research…

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