Namibia’s new President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on Saturday, appointed a female Lucia Witbooi as the vice president of the country. The country now becomes the first in Africa to have female president and female vice-president at the same time. Nandi-Ndaitwah also swore in 14 ministers, eight of whom are women, and seven deputies in the capital, Windhoek. “I have no doubt that we will deliver on what the people of Namibia have mandated to do,” she said. She added that state ministries were required to place programs aimed at eradicating poverty. “The functions of marginalised and disability affairs will be placed…
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Nigeria these days reminds me of the popular children’s novel back in the day, One Week One Trouble, written in 1972 by Anezionwu Nwankwo Okoro, a Nigerian writer and medical practitioner. The protagonist, Wilson Tagbo, begins secondary school, but his flaws soon put him at odds with the school system, and no week passes without him landing in fresh trouble at the school. In our country, these days hardly a week passes without the public space being thrown ‘one trouble’ that would have everyone huffing and puffing for a while before another issue comes up to push that one aside. Only…
The Commissioner for Water Resources in Cross River State, Mr Bassey Mensah, has said that ageing water facilities were limiting the performance of the state’s Water Board.
The Country Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Koffy Dominique, has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to achieving zero-hunger in the country.
The Benue State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has executed water, sanitation and hygiene projects in selected local government areas to provide basic amenities for rural dwellers.
The hospital quarters at Wurno and Binji General Hospitals were meant to house the medical personnel working tirelessly to save lives. Instead, over the years, they have become a refuge for retired staff, displaced persons, and those with nowhere else to go. But now, these residents are facing an uncertain future. The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruku Umar Abubakar Wurno, had last week issued a two-week ultimatum for unauthorized occupants of staff quarters within hospitals across the state to vacate the premises or face eviction. He gave the directive during an unscheduled inspection visit to General Hospitals in…
Lack of funding exacerbated by President Donald Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid will affect the supply of lifesaving food to treat 80, 000 children suffering from acute forms of malnutrition in Nigeria within the next two months, the United Nations Children’s Agency said on Friday.
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has provided financial support to 300 rice farmers in the Niger Delta, offering each a starter pack worth N200,000 to enhance rice production. The Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Port Harcourt, issued by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Seledi Thompson-Wakama. The starter packs were presented to the beneficiaries during the closing ceremony of the second batch of the NDDC-sponsored training programme for rice farmers. Dr. Ogbuku, represented by the NDDC’s Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Winifred Madume, reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to transforming…
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks ‘World Cancer Day 2025’ together with Africa’s First Ladies and Ministries of Health. Through their Cancer Access Program, Merck Foundation is building quality and equitable cancer care capacity in Africa.Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, the CEO of Merck Foundation, highlighted, “At Merck Foundation, we mark World Cancer Day not just as a single day, but as our continued commitment to transform and advance cancer care in Africa. Highlights of the Foundation’s contributions to cancer care Merck Foundation marks World Cancer Day with African First Ladies by providing 194 scholarships of Oncology Training to African doctors from 32 countries. Merck…
As the sun sets over Alexandria, the scent of simmering Molokhia fills the air, mingling with the voices of street vendors calling out their final sales before Ramadan fasting ends for the day. By Naqaa Alomari Long tables offer festive dishes of lamb with grilled meats, dates, lentil soup and rice, beloved traditions passed down through generations. Yet this plenty poses a chronic health risk – because many Egyptian adults live with diabetes. In Irbid, Jordan, a similar scene unfolds. Families sit down to enjoy Mansaf, Jordan’s rich national dish of lamb, alongside plates of fresh vegetables, pickles, yoghurt, and warm Shrak bread. Again, the…