The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are among Africa’s greatest development threats, with deaths rising steadily and health systems increasingly overstretched across the continent. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Prof. Mohamed Janabi, issued the warning on Monday in Abuja during the 10th anniversary of the West African Institute of Public Health (WAIPH) and its 2025 conference. The conference, themed “Digital Innovation and Shared Leadership for Africa’s NCDs Response,” focused on leveraging technology and collaboration to address the continent’s expanding NCD burden and strengthen regional health systems. In his keynote address, titled “The Silent Epidemic: How…
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The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH), has lamented that some members struggle to pay their children’s school fees and maintain their vehicles due to poor remuneration. President of the association, Dr. Monsuru Awodun, stated this on Monday in Ilorin at a news conference held as part of activities for the 42nd Annual General Meeting and Sir Ademola Aderibigbe Scientific Conference. The theme of the 2025 scientific conference is “Leveraging Medical Residency Training as a Catalyst for Healthcare Policy Reforms in Nigeria.” Speaking on the ongoing nationwide strike, Awodun said doctors in Nigeria are poorly paid…
MTN Nigeria, in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local partner, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), on Monday unveiled the Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge, an initiative aimed at empowering young people to promote environmental sustainability. The challenge is designed to give young people the opportunity to develop innovative, long-term solutions to pressing environmental problems and advance sustainability efforts across the country. It forms part of the broader Africa PachiPanda Challenge, which seeks to stimulate and promote creative ideas that address urgent environmental issues across the continent. Chinwe Udo-Davis, Founder and Managing Consultant at ResourcePRO Ltd., said…
Key food and nutrition stakeholders have urged the government to prioritize sustainable nutrition policies and actions to strengthen Nigeria’s economic productivity and support national growth. They made the call on Monday in Abuja at the 2025 National Nutrition Week, themed “Sustainable Nutrition for a Healthier and Productive Nigeria,” organized by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in collaboration with development partners and NGOs. Dr. Michael Ojo, Country Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), emphasized the need for coordinated efforts to tackle malnutrition, which he said undermines productivity and perpetuates poverty. He noted that ongoing efforts…
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has donated 10,000 sanitary pads to schoolgirls in Oyo State through her Renewed Hope Initiative. She explained that the gesture is part of efforts to empower young girls and ensure they maintain dignity, confidence, and proper menstrual hygiene. Speaking in Ibadan, the state capital while handing over the pads to beneficiaries across the 33 local governments of the state on Monday, Mrs Tinubu, who was represented at the event by the wife of Oyo State governor, Mrs Tamunomini Makinde, maintained that no girl should have to miss school because of the inability to afford sanitary products…
Residents of Takushara community in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) have raised concerns over inadequate maternal health services amid rising emergency cases among pregnant women, highlighting urgent gaps in local healthcare delivery. They said the situation had forced many families to rely on referrals to private clinics or distant general hospitals, often resulting in dangerous delays that worsen complications for mothers and their unborn children. Their experiences mirror broader national trends captured in the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), which shows that only 63 per cent of pregnant women access antenatal care, while just 46 per cent…
The Federal Government on Monday urged state governments and other stakeholders to invest in livestock sector as driver of economic diversification, food security, rural development and peace building. The Minister for Livestock, Mr Idi Maiha, made the call at the National Council on Livestock Development (NCLD) in Yola with the theme “Livestock Rebirth: Accelerating Renewed Hope.” He said the gathering is not merely a meeting, but a testament to collective resolve to forge a new, prosperous and peaceful future for Nigeria’s livestock sector. According to him, the council aims to coordinate national strategies and reforms that foster collaboration, attract investment…
The Russia-South Africa Business Council on Monday reported that the South Africa’s 2025 citrus export season has officially concluded. According to the council, South Africa remains one of Russia’s leading suppliers of fresh fruit, alongside Egypt owing to complementary harvesting seasons and South Africa’s varied climatic zones. The council emphasized that these imports do not compete with Russian domestic productions, instead, they ensure that consumers across the Russian Federation have year-round access to fruit. Citrus unproduced in Russia accounts for a major share of these deliveries. South African oranges, grapefruits, lemons and mandarins cover at least one-third of Russia’s total…
A Chinese agricultural investment company, Smartisan Investment Nigeria Limited, on Monday unveiled a new spraying technology aimed at boosting crop yields and cutting production costs for farmers in Kano State. Speaking during a demonstration in Kura Local Government Area, the firm’s representative, Mr Charles Lee, said the equipment popularly referred to as “agricultural spraying drums” can replace the tedious manual method of applying chemicals and fertilisers. Lee explained that the device can do the work of about 40 farm hands in a single day, enabling large‑scale spraying to be completed within hours. He stated that manual spraying often leads to…
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos state Chapter, has assured residents a drop in the price of poultry produce following the intervention of the Lagos State Government ‘Ounje Eko’ phase 2 farmers subsidy programme. PAN Vice President and Chairman of the Aiyedoto Poultry Farmers Settlement, Mr Foluso Adams, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems has announced the commencement of Phase II of the Ounje Eko recently to cut down food prices ahead of the yuletide. Adams noted…