•Prof Christopher Aimakhu The Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria has stated that the country has only about 2,200 registered obstetricians and gynaecologists, as seven million babies are born each year. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, the Second Vice President of SOGON, Prof Christopher Aimakhu, said a populatio...
•Sachet water popularly known as Pure Water The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency says Nigeria consumes over 2.5 billion litres of sachet water annually, produced by more than 32,000 manufacturers across the country. Prof. Innocent Barikor, the Director -General of NESREA, stated this at the inception meeting...
The World Health Organisation has warned that uncontrolled high blood pressure could put over 1.4 billion people at risk of premature death. WHO, in its second Global Hypertension Report, released today, showed that 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in 2024, yet just over one in five have it under control either through medication or ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says that approximately one million Nigerian children die annually before their fifth birthday due to various sicknesses. Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES), said this on Friday at a news conference to kickstart the 2024 FCT Maternal...
Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization said today, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years it remained “unacceptably high”. The United Nations health agency’s latest report on alcohol and health said alcohol causes nearly one in 20 deaths globally each year, through drink...
A renowned Professor of the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Kehinde Owolarafe yesterday hinted that Nigeria is losing N94 billion to palm oil importation annually. The don dropped the hint while speaking at a one-day sensitisation workshop with the theme: “Promoting Palm Oil V...
•Policemen in training A former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has lamented that Nigeria with a population of over 200 million people doesn’t have up to a million policemen, suggesting the recruiting of about 50,000 policemen every year. Shekarau, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, spoke on the heels of the […...
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