The Deafblind Inclusion and Advocacy Network (DIAN) Nigeria, under the LionHeart Ability Leaders International Foundation, has called for national recognition, inclusion, and urgent action on deafblindness as a distinct disability.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning that rising interference from the tobacco industry threatens to derail global progress in reducing tobacco use—and called for urgent, reinforced action to stay on track.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says his administration’s agricultural mechanisation programme is already yielding results with the launch of more than 2,000 tractors and thousands of other modern farming implements under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
As part of efforts to combat plastic pollution and climate change, the Sokoto State Government has flagged off the planting of over 200,000 trees, with support from UNICEF, UNDP, UNEP, and other non-governmental organizations. By Usman Mohammed Binji The trees planting initiative, launched in commemoration of the 2025 World Environment Day under the global theme “Say No to Plastic Waste and Tree Plantation,” aims to promote land reclamation, drought resilience, and environmental sustainability across the state. Speaking at the official flag-off ceremony held at Hafsatu Ahmad Bello Secondary School, Sokoto, the State Commissioner for Environment, Nura Muhammad Tangaza, said the…
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the widespread underdiagnosis of hypertension in Nigeria, warning that this is contributing significantly to the country’s growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Kwara Government have targeted over 100,000 pregnant women for the Integrated Health Intervention campaign in the state.
Journalists and broadcasters from across West Africa have voiced concern that vital health issues such as HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria are frequently neglected by newsrooms—only gaining traction during high-profile disease outbreaks like Ebola or Lassa fever.
As the world marked International Widows’ Day, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, Dr. Bulus Yohanna, has issued a passionate appeal to families of deceased men, urging them to stop treating widows as part of inheritance.
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) is repositioning school agriculture as a key tool for skill acquisition, food security, and youth empowerment.
A scientist at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Prof. Olalekan Akinbo has emphasized the need for effective policies to address critical issues such as biosafety, intellectual property rights, and public acceptance.