The House of Representatives Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has slammed the Ministry of Health over disengagement of a local contractor in a $100 million loan agreement to eliminate malaria. The loan agreement is between Nigeria and the Islamic Development Bank meant to address the challenge of malaria in the country. The Chairman of the Committee, Amobi Ogah, criticized the ministry at a stakeholders meeting between the contractor and the ministry Abuja. He expressed displeasure that succour which was expected through the intervention was yet to materialise even after signing the loan agreement in 2022. Amobi directed that the…
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The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Spotlight Initiative have invested 500 million euros in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) among women and girls globally. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi, said this on Friday at the private screening of a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) feature film on gender based violence. The film, with the title, “Deafening Silence”, was produced to create awareness on the ills of SGBV and Violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Nigeria. Isopi said the Spotlight Initiative, a global “alliance” with the European Union, launched the…
“My eyes are heavy now, and when I return home, I can’t sleep due to body pains and itching in my eyes. Everyday discomfort and the frequent purchase of pain relievers are what keep me going daily. The needs of my children have to be met.”
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of rice, garri, tomato, beans, yam and other food items increased in April 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for April 2024 released in Abuja on Friday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of local rice increased by 155.93 per cent from N546.76 recorded in April 2023 to N1, 399.34 in April 2024. “On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of local rice increased by 3.47 per cent in April from the N1, 340.74 recorded in March 2024.” It said that the average price of…
Stakeholders in the health sector say the challenges facing African healthcare services delivery require global attention to address. The stakeholders stated this at the Pre-77th World Health Assembly via webinar, outlining the expectations from the upcoming assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, holding from May 27 to June 1. The Group Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa, Dr Githinji Gitahi, said that the increasing youth population had the potential of a demographic dividend for the continent, saying however, that a pervasive lack of hope seemed to threaten this potential. “This health crisis in Africa is not merely a regional issue; it…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to end gas flaring in the country by 2030. The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, stated this in Abuja at the inaugural workshop on quarterly reporting of utilisation efforts and initiatives toward the reduction of carbon footprints (emissions) in Nigeria. He said that data showed that from 2016 till date, 1.621 billion metric tonnes of gas worth 5.654 billion dollars had been flared. Salako said the gas flared had moved toward 86 million metric tonnes of Carbon (CO2 ) and 31.3 million tonnes of methane to the atmosphere. He said…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday said that President Bola Tinubu had successfully secured over 20 billion dollars in investment for Nigeria. Shettima said that these investments include 14 billion dollars from India and 250 million dollars from the Netherlands, with commitments of 500 million dollars each for lithium development in Nasarawa State and from Germany. Shettima said this at the Vanguard Economic Discourse in Lagos with the theme, “Reforms In An Era Of Global Economic Uncertainties.” Represented by his Special Adviser on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, he explained that the efforts were part of the government’s strategies to tackle economic…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has said no fewer than 9,300 bandits and terrorists have been killed within the last year by the Nigerian Armed Forces.
UNICEF, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board, has targeted no fewer than 145,000 children aged 0-59 months for nutrition services in Igabi LGA of the state within five days.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, have launched “Hooking the next generation,” a report highlighting how the tobacco and nicotine industry designs products. WHO said this in a statement made available on Thursday. According to it, the launch comes just ahead of World No Tobacco Day marked on May 31, where WHO is amplifying the voices of young people who are calling on governments to protect them from being targets of the tobacco and nicotine industry. “Hooking the next generation,” a report highlighting how the tobacco and nicotine industry designs products, implements marketing campaigns…