Dentist Dr Enoch Abiodun has stressed the importance of retaining natural teeth to improve quality of life. Abiodun made this known at a webinar organised by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) on Thursday. The webinar, organised by the college’s Faculty of Family Dentistry, was titled “Retention of Natural Dentition: A Critical Factor in Improving Quality of Life.” The dentist, from the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Jos, said teeth perform important physical, social and aesthetic functions. He described teeth as important components of oral structures, forming a complex with other tissues within the oral cavity. According…
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A filmmaker and Artificial Intelligence (AI) system designer, Mr Onu Abrahams, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise infrastructure, research and development, and local ownership of technology to accelerate Nigeria’s technological development. Abrahams made the call in an interview with reporters in Abuja as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. He identified the development of a strong pool of software engineers, founders, designers and other technology professionals as one of Nigeria’s major achievements since independence. He said Nigerians had built successful fintech companies, digital payment systems and other technology businesses that operate beyond the country. “So yes, that’s…
Nigeria accounted for 9.3 per cent of responses in a global survey of more than 1.5 million young people on what they need to improve their well-being, a new study has revealed. The findings, made available to reporters by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), were published on Thursday. They appear in a new supplement, New Perspectives on Advancing Adolescent Health and Well-being, published in Health Policy and Planning, an Oxford University Press journal. The supplement brings together six peer-reviewed papers examining adolescent health and well-being, including investment needs, young people’s priorities, economic returns and accountability for…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it is taking proactive steps to tackle flooding through its Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) programme. NEMA’s Head of Operations for Abia and Imo, Mr Innocent Nweze, said this on Wednesday in Owerri during a refresher training on the USAR programme organised for staff members and critical stakeholders. Nweze described the programme as “very important”, given the increasing complexity of urban environments and the growing risk of building collapse, landslides, explosions, industrial accidents, communal crises and other urban emergencies. He said these complexities, as well as flooding in various communities across the country,…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) have partnered on capacity building and technology innovation. The partnership aims to improve staff productivity, automate operational processes and develop locally tailored solutions to challenges in electricity distribution. EEDC Managing Director, Chief Vincent Ekwekwu, disclosed this on Wednesday when he received the newly elected NSE Executive Committee in Enugu. The NSE delegation was led by its Enugu Branch Chairman, Mr Loveday Osondu. Ekwekwu congratulated the new executive and commended its commitment to advancing the engineering profession and strengthening professional standards in the state. He stressed the importance…
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has urged governments at all levels to reject tobacco industry-linked development initiatives that can influence public policy decisions. The Communications Officer, Mr Emmanuel Onwuka, made the call in an interview with reporters in Calabar on Wednesday. Onwuka expressed concerns over Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives sponsored by tobacco companies and their foundations across Nigeria. He stated that one of the major tobacco companies in Nigeria had reportedly implemented more than 300 community projects nationwide. “The company has also empowered 300,000 farmers, planted 500,000 trees, and constructed 105 solar-powered boreholes,” he said. The NTCA official…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for greater synergy among emergency responders to ensure promptness and coordination during flood disasters in the South-East. The Director, NEMA South-East Zone, Mr Walson Brandon, made the call on Wednesday in Enugu during a NEMA South-East Directorate/Operations Office Stakeholders Refresher Training on Urban Search and Rescue Activities. Represented by the Assistant Director, Search and Rescue, NEMA, Mrs Ifeyinwa Onyia, the director noted that disaster response remained a shared responsibility that required a multi-stakeholder approach for timely and robust intervention that would yield quick results. According to him, responders and responding agencies must…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of recent flood disasters in Akaeze and Ishiagu communities of Ivo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. The materials included bags of rice, beans and garri, cartons of vegetable oil, mattresses, mosquito nets and women’s clothing. Receiving the materials, Governor Francis Nwifuru commended NEMA for its prompt intervention, describing the recurring flood disasters in parts of the state as devastating. Nwifuru said many victims had lost their means of livelihood to the disaster. He assured NEMA officials that the state government would ensure transparent distribution…
The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) says it has developed more than 22 scientifically validated herbal medicines under President Bola Tinubu’s administration since 2023. NNMDA, established in 1997, is mandated to research, develop, document, preserve and promote Nigeria’s natural medicine and facilitate its integration into the national healthcare system. NNMDA Director-General Prof. Martins Emeje disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Wednesday in Lagos. Emeje said the agency had also advanced indigenous medicine research, product development, training and documentation while gaining greater national and international visibility. According to him, one of the major developments under his leadership has…
The Federal Government has urged African countries to treat agricultural extension as critical infrastructure needed to improve productivity and achieve food security. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the Africa Agribusiness Extension Summit 2026. The summit, organised by Extension Africa, has the theme “Building Sustainable Agricultural Advisory Infrastructure for Africa.” Kyari said Africa could not feed its projected 2.5 billion population by 2050 by expanding farmland alone, but needed to raise productivity through improved access to knowledge and advisory services. “Extension must be treated as infrastructure. Roads and power…