Stakeholders in Sokoto State are calling for mandatory premarital screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) to address an increasing number of cases affecting married couples across the region.
Author: Editor
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, is a very interesting player in the political arena and often sets out to do the opposite of what rational actors would do to surprise, and hopefully, defeat the enemy. This is seen clearly in his African policy. Over the past few years, a very successful campaign attacking French neo-colonialism has been ongoing and led to a coup d’état that produced the result of throwing out France and its military bases in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. This anti-French movement continues to grow in the other Francophone African countries and more hits against France are…
Stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday urged women to unite in promoting peace and religious freedom to tackle religious persecution and violence in Nigeria.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said the circulating variant of polio virus type 2 has decreased by 38 per cent in Nigeria within a year.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that nearly 2.3 million children in Nigeria have not received routine immunisation (zero dose), making them at risk of polio outbreak.
A Psychiatrist, Dr Salawu Abiola, has advised Nigerians to get adequate sleep and rest to reduce the risk of mental health conditions, especially with the current economic challenges.
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A scientific group, the Living Science Foundation (LSF), Ile-Ife, Osun, has raised concern over the potential adverse health effects of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in the country.
Union Bank has set a new benchmark in Nigeria’s financial sector by introducing a groundbreaking maternity leave policy and an onsite crèche facility to support both male and female full-time employees.
The Zamfara Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), has threatened strike action in Ahmad Sani Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, over non-implementation of promotion arrears of members.