The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos of the Nigerian Navy has provided free medical rhapsody to four riverine communities in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the befitting communities are Aruton, Ugborodo, Ajudaigbo and Ogidigben. Addressing the beneficiaries on Thursday at Aruton Community, the Commanding Officer of the FOB, Navy Capt. Ikenna Okoloagu said the exercise was aimed at supporting the wellbeing of the host communities. Okoloagu added that the free medical outreach served as a way of giving back to the people, and further strengthened the existing cordial relationship between…
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The Drug Free World Africa (DFWA) has officially inaugurated and launched its campaign activities against drug abuse, alongside the release of its first educational workbook leaflet aimed at guiding young people toward a drug-free lifestyle. The Country Director of DFWA, Dr Lina Okereke, said on Thursday in Abuja that the initiative sought to raise awareness about the dangers of drug abuse and promote healthier living among young people. The event, themed “From Awareness to Action: Together We Can End Drug Abuse,” was organised by DFWA with support from various stakeholders. Okereke emphasised the importance of collective action in tackling drug…
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr. Veronica Nyamali, has called for the adoption of a task shifting and task sharing strategy to bridge the treatment gap in the delivery of mental health services across Nigeria. Nyamali, also the Vice-President of the Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria (APN), made the appeal in an interview with reporters on Thursday in Lagos. She noted that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends task shifting and task sharing to improve access to healthcare services, particularly in remote areas. “With a task shifting strategy, Community Health Officers (CHOs) and Accredited Social Health Activists can use community-based assessment checklists…
The global fight against Lassa fever has taken a major step forward as the Oxford Vaccine Group administered the first dose of a new Lassa fever vaccine to a volunteer in the United Kingdom. The milestone, announced online on Thursday, took place in Oxford at the Oxford Vaccine Group, a unit of the University of Oxford’s Department of Paediatrics. It marks the start of a first-in-human clinical trial of the ChAdOx1 Lassa vaccine, funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Thirty-one healthy adults aged 18 to 55 will participate in the trial in Oxford, while a second phase-1…
The Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) is advocating the full operationalize of Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) to strengthen Nigeria’s climate action efforts. Mrs. Florence Ibok-Abasi, Country Director of SDN, stated this on Thursday at a workshop organized by the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in collaboration with SDN, and supported by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), in Abuja. The initiative aims to enhance Nigeria’s capacity to track and reduce SLCPs such as methane and black carbon, particularly in key sectors including oil and gas, agriculture, and waste management. Ibok-Abasi explained that…
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) CropWatch report for October has revealed mixed agricultural outcomes, highlighting reduced rainfall, high temperatures, and unstable vegetation conditions. The report was signed by Mrs. Helen Awe-Peter of NASRDA’s Strategic Space Applications Department on Thursday in Abuja. It reviewed Nigeria’s agricultural performance between June and September, the primary growing period for maize, rice, and other staple crops. According to CropWatch, the main maize season in the North progressed from sowing in June to harvesting in September. The second maize cycle was harvested in August and replanted in September. In the South, maize was…
No fewer than 14,262 people are living with HIV in Yobe State and are currently accessing Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) within and outside the state. Adamu Kaduwa, Chairman of the Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), Yobe Chapter, disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Thursday in Damaturu. He stated that more than 57,748 children, spouses and other dependents of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) rely directly or indirectly on HIV response services in the state. “These are not just figures; they are real families — women, men, caregivers, young people, workers and community builders…
The Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Prof. Azubuike Onyebuchi, has advised employees to begin planning for life after retirement while still in active service. Onyebuchi gave the advice on Wednesday during a retirees’ send-off and end-of-year celebration organized by the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, FMC Umuahia Branch. He emphasized the importance of early retirement planning and reiterated his administration’s commitment to staff welfare. “It’s all about planning and knowing that there will be life after retirement. Planning starts while you’re still in service so that you can take care of yourself when you…
The Imo State Government has urged youths to refrain from drug abuse, especially as the yuletide season approaches. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Owerri by the Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Narcotics and Illicit Drugs Monitoring, Chief Ezechukwu Obonna. Obonna warned that the abuse of drugs and harmful substances poses serious dangers to individuals, families and the community at large. He stressed the need for youths and other citizens to focus on the joy and meaning of the festive season rather than engaging in drug peddling or related activities. “The yuletide season is…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has warned that up to 16 million additional children could die by 2045 if global health funding cuts continue, calling for urgent investment in primary healthcare, routine immunization, and vaccines. The Foundation issued the alert on Thursday in its 2025 Goalkeepers Report, titled “We Can’t Stop at Almost,” cautioning that without immediate action, decades of global health progress could be reversed. According to modelling by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), cited in the report, 4.6 million children under the age of five died in 2024, with the figure expected to rise…