Stakeholders have called for stronger collaboration to expand access to family planning, nutrition, and health promotion services in Nigeria, warning that duplication of efforts, weak coordination, and uneven coverage undermine progress in saving lives. This was the consensus at a technical meeting convened by the Health Promotion Department of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) on Friday in Abuja. The meeting, held in collaboration with development partners, aimed to harmonise and integrate health promotion activities across the country. Dr. John Urakpa, Director of Health Promotion at FMoH, stressed that health promotion goes beyond Social and Behavioral Change (SBC). “When we…
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Mr. Femi Giwa, General Manager of the Lagos State Command and Control Centre, has warned residents against making prank emergency calls, stressing that such acts put lives at risk. Giwa made the call while addressing newsmen at the ongoing National SEMA Conference in Lagos. He also urged states to strengthen institutions, adopt technology, and foster collaboration to improve emergency management across Nigeria. “Response time is very important in saving lives. When residents make false calls, they block genuine callers from reaching emergency lines. This delays first responders and affects the golden hour—that crucial window between life and death,” he said.…
In recent years, Africa’s security landscape has become increasingly shaped not just by armed groups, political upheavals, and foreign interventions, but by a less visible weapon: disinformation. From violent extremists to state actors and even criminal gangs, disinformation has been deployed as a strategic tool to win sympathy, obscure failures, and manipulate perceptions. Its impact is proving just as dangerous as guns and bombs. Extremists, preachers, and the digital battlefield Violent extremist organizations across Africa, particularly in the Sahel, have mastered the use of disinformation. They exploit religious narratives and cleverly crafted identities to present themselves as defenders of marginalized…
The Federal Government has distributed agricultural inputs and equipment to smallholder farmers in Bauchi State as part of renewed efforts to boost food production. Speaking at the inauguration of the distribution on Friday in Bauchi, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said the intervention aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. “It is also to ensure food security in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” he said. Kyari, who was represented by Mr. Kizito Gukas, Director General, Services of the Ministry, reiterated that food security remains a national priority, noting that the Tinubu…
The Convener of the Women Entrepreneurship Workshop (WEW), Mrs. Ngozi Enite-Okoro, has said that the initiative is a transformational platform designed to help women build not just enterprises, but sustainable legacy businesses. Enite-Okoro stated this in an interview with reporters on Friday in Abuja. According to her, while many expect workshops for women to focus on inspiration and motivation, WEW goes beyond that by equipping women with practical tools to transform their businesses from passion projects into fully compliant, scalable, and investment-ready enterprises. “Since inception, WEW has achieved verifiable results. More than 25 Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) business registrations have…
The 23 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen in Sokoto State have pledged their commitment to reducing the number of out-of-school children in the state. They made the pledge in support of the Sokoto State Technical Committee on Out-of-School Children, backed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which is mandated to tackle the growing crisis of out-of-school children and the Almajiri syndrome. The chairmen made the commitment on Friday in Sokoto at the end of a high-level dialogue that engaged education stakeholders on practical solutions to address the challenge. According to them, the support is aimed at boosting public involvement,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday sealed two Chinese-owned supermarkets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, for selling unapproved products. The supermarkets, located at No. 40 Mike Akhigbe Way, Jabi, and No. 61 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, were found to be selling items that had not been cleared for sale in Nigeria. The agency also placed eight other shops at Wuse Market under surveillance for allegedly selling aphrodisiac sex-enhancement pills, body enlargement creams, breast and buttock enhancement drugs, and other toxic substances produced with harmful chemicals. Mr. Embugushiki-Musa Godiya, Head of NAFDAC’s…
The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the distribution of free agricultural inputs worth millions of naira to farmers in Zamfara State as part of President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to boost food production nationwide. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, while presenting the items to farmers in Gusau, said the initiative was aimed at increasing food production and mitigating the current food crisis. Kyari, who was represented by the Director of Mechanization in the ministry, Mr. Sule Majeed, said the gesture was also designed to support small-scale farmers in Zamfara with vital inputs and agricultural equipment. “This…
This week, our country Nigeria reached the veritable old age of 65, but the consensus in the land is that we are yet to mature. Essentially, we have wasted our youth and adult life so there is no surprise that at sixty-five, we find very little to celebrate. In his independence-day address to the Nation. President Bola Tinubu acknowledged that we do not have enough electricity to power our industries and homes today, or the resources to repair our deteriorating roads, build seaports, railroads, and international airports comparable to the best in the world, because we failed to make the…
Tragedy struck Gabari village in Garki Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday as the lifeless body of a 15-year-old boy, Sunusi Abubakar, was recovered from a local pond. The incident has once again raised urgent concerns about child safety around open water bodies in rural communities. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, said the body was discovered around 9:00 a.m. in a pond known locally as Mahayin Gidan Toro, located approximately 1.5 kilometers north of the village. “His shoes and trousers were first found…