•Breastfeeding Health experts have warned women against denying their babies breast milk because of the misconception that breastfeeding causes breasts to sag, stressing that breast sagging occurs naturally with age. The warning was given today during the flag-off of the 2026 World Breastfeeding Week in Bauchi, reports The PUNCH. Speaking at a...
•Participants at the event Stakeholders in elderly care and mental health have raised concerns over the growing emotional impact of migration on older Nigerians living with dementia, warning that physical separation from family members can lead to neglect, loneliness and diminished quality of life despite financial support from relatives abroa...
• ‘Tokunbo’ vehicles Experts have cautioned that the federal government’s decision to slash the import duty on used vehicles, popularly known as Tokunbo vehicles, to five percent is unlikely to come without trade-offs. However, the duty cut has been hailed by economists and industry operators as a timely intervention that could red...
•29 women complete leadership programme to strengthen health sector Women who experience menopause before the age of 40 may face a significantly higher lifetime risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study. The research, published in JAMA Cardiology, found that natural premature menopause was associated with about a 40 per cent ...
•National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) head office, Abuja Experts have advised the federal government to strengthen the ease of doing business, expand infrastructure, ensure policy consistency and deepen economic reforms to convert short-term investor interest in Nigeria’s economy into lasting productive investments. This is coming as they rai...
•An open foodstuffs market Agriculture, maritime and trade experts have identified worsening insecurity, and Nigeria’s growing dependence on food imports as major factors fueling food shortages and soaring food prices across the country. The stakeholders lamented that despite possessing vast expanses of fertile arable land and abundant human...
•Terrorists Last weekend’s terrorist assault in Mali that led to the death of the country’s Defence Minister, Sadio Camara has sent shockwaves across West Africa with foreign policy experts warning that Nigeria could be the next if regional coordination and intelligence do not improve. The experts, who spoke in separate interviews with our cor...
•Blackout Electricity sector experts have raised fresh concerns over persistent inefficiencies, weak governance, and entrenched corruption undermining Nigeria’s power industry, more than a decade after its privatisation. Speaking on the state of the sector, President of the Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Kola Olubiyo, said the i...
•Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja runway Sequel to fresh intelligence about planned terrorist attacks targeting key infrastructure in Nigeria, including the nation’s airports, security experts have raised the alarm over the vulnerability of the country’s aviation facilities. This is as a source close to the Federal Airports A...
•At the official launch of “Unmerited Grace,” a powerful memoir by stroke survivor, Temi Edun Health experts have emphasised the critical importance of rapid response in stroke emergencies, noting that timely intervention significantly improves survival rates and reduces the risk of long-term disability. They stressed that immediate medical at...
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