Perturbed by his concern for the people, especially due to the hardship inflicted upon them by the current economic crisis and the seemingly endless, unprecedented level of poverty in the country, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, a successful architect and philanthropist, has continued to prioritize healthcare delivery as a vital area in which he must support the people, to help save lives amidst these dire circumstances. Earlier this week, through his social and humanitarian organisation, the Rhodes-Vivour Foundation, his team was present at the GINN 4.0 (Gen Z Involvement in a New Nigeria) seminar. As is their custom, the RV Foundation conducted…
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The Federal Government has called for the acceleration of broadband, fibre-optic networks and rural connectivity programmes in underserved regions of the country.
As Nigeria marks Democracy Day on Thursday, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State Chairman, Dr Happy Adedapo, has urged governments to improve on the budgetary allocation to the health sector.
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), FAB Treasure Foundation on Thursday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to remove tax on all sanitary pad products.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, has congratulated Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago on the occasion of his second anniversary in office, describing his leadership as transformational and impactful.
Residents of Mokwa town in Niger State have continued to wallow in their grief and devastation following a deadly overnight flood that ravaged two communities—Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa—leaving dozens dead, many missing, and scores of homes destroyed.
Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah has been elected the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group. His election was announced on the website of the AfDB on Thursday. In 2015 Adesina took six rounds of voting to become Africa’s “super banker” but Tah, 60, secured the prestigious post in only three, winning 76.18 percent of votes. Zambian economist Samuel Munzele Maimbo trailed well behind in second on 20.26 percent, with Senegal’s Amadou Hott third on 3.55 percent. The winner had to secure both a majority of votes from all 81 member countries and a majority of votes from the 54…
In the first episode of “Trailblazers with Gary,” Global Health Matters podcast host Dr Garry Aslanyan sat down in South Africa with Professor Tulio de Oliveira — one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in global health. By Maayan Hoffman Oliveira leads the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation at Stellenbosch University and was part of the team that first identified the Beta and Omicron variants of COVID-19. Aslanyan and Oliveira met in Oliveira’s lab to talk about the real story behind the Omicron discovery, how Africa came together to fight the pandemic, and why pandemic preparedness must remain a top priority, even as…
A devastating flood swept through Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State in the early hours of Thursday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The disaster followed a heavy downpour on Wednesday night, submerging homes, washing away farmlands, and displacing numerous residents. Eyewitnesses reported a grim scene on Thursday morning, with bodies seen in various parts of the town and families frantically searching for missing loved ones. The extent of the damage has plunged the community into mourning as emergency response teams began search and recovery operations at dawn. Several persons are feared dead, though the exact number…
For decades, the waters of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta ran black with crude. Rivers that once teemed with fish became lifeless. Farmlands turned barren. The air thickened with the stench of spilled oil, and for the people; many of them subsistence farmers and fishermen, the land ceased to provide. Although oil production in the region halted in 1993, the scars left behind endured. So too did the suffering, residents continued to fall ill from contaminated water, crops failed, and livelihoods vanished. But today, more than 30 years on, a slow, painstaking effort to restore the land and heal…