A health expert has warned Nigerians to stop consuming refined sugar as it is more addictive than cocaine. Associate Professor and honorary consultant to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof Alero Roberts, revealed this today as a guest on Channels Television. Although she clarified that not all sweet foods are unhealthy, she stated th...
•Yakubu and Idowu The Executive Director of the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), Bukola Idowu, has faulted the conduct of last Saturday’s by-elections, saying discrepancies observed a decade ago are still being repeated in 2025. Idowu, who made a guest appearance on Channels Television, said reports from both domestic and international ob...
An endocrinologist, Dr Ayuba Mugana, has advised patients with diabetes to avoid walking barefoot to reduce the risk of foot injuries and amputation. He said this in an interview with newsmen today in Bauchi. Mugana underscored the importance of proper foot care for those with diabetes, noting that diabetic foot complications were the second m...
•JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede Following the admission of error in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, education consultant, Julius Opara, has called for a review of the body’s exam process, while emphasising the...
Child and autism advocates have urged parents with children under the autism spectrum to seek early medical intervention for their wards. Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical (ASCDC) expert, Aisha Brooke, said autism is not a death sentence: early intervention helps children within the spectrum live a healthier life, reports The Nation. Brooke, f...
No fewer than 11 million persons are currently living with diabetes in Nigeria, with many more remaining undiagnosed. A medical expert at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, Zubairu Iliyasu, disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the 14th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Association of Clinical En...
•Gas flaring An oil and gas expert, Elliot Umole, has said Nigeria is burning value into the air through continuous gas flaring, describing the practice as an economic and developmental loss for the country. Umole, a seasoned energy executive with over two decades of industry experience, however, said with the right policies and investments, f...
Experts in kidney care have urged Nigerians to be aware of their kidneys and to check early that their kidneys are okay. They stated that this is important because sometimes with kidney disease, a person may not be aware that he has kidney disease but only discovers it when the disease has reached an advanced […]
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, pro-democracy activists have cautioned against the repeat of a situation whereby nine million voters played the decisive role in the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential poll. Dr. Otive Igbuzor, who spoke yesterday in Abuja at a political dialogue on election credibility threshol...
•Prof. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe Onuobia (right) Prof. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, an expert of law and health policy at Babcock University, Ilisan, Ogun State, has called for a constitutional review to address critical gaps in Nigeria’s healthcare system, particularly in surrogacy, assisted reproductive treatments, mental health, and emergency m...
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