You might be hypertensive without knowing it
Data have it that two-thirds of the hypertensive population are found in the low- and middle-income countries, of which Nigeria is one.
Ebonyi shows other states that health insurance can work
Health insurance is one of the cheapest ways of settling health bills. However, this service has eluded Nigerians as data show poor coverage of health insurance nationwide.
Health workers’ strike longest under Buhari-led government
Under the Buhari-led administration, health workers have been on strike for 164 days, representing 51.41 percent of 319 days of strike embarked upon by this group of professionals in 23 years.
Do menstrual cycles impact women’s productivity?
“I don’t engage in any kind of activity during this period, I just lie indoors as the pain is unbearable. I even missed a test which fell within my menstrual period,” Miss Okwobodo said.
How Nigeria can generate jobs through Rivers, Calabar, Delta ports
Though the ports in Nigeria cannot be compared to those mentioned, the volume capacity, which ranges from 22,000 TEU in Apapa Port to 3 million TEU in Tincan Port, matches the ports mentioned. Thus, they have the capacity to employ a good number of workers.
Nigerians groan as inflation hits homes, businesses
While the prices of goods and services continue to increase, fixed income earners feel the pinch. Workers’ salaries have stayed the same since 2019 when the minimum wage was increased from N19,000 to N30,000 monthly.
Nigerian doctors earn less than 10% of foreign counterparts
Medical doctors in Nigeria have embarked on industrial actions (strikes) several times to ventilate their demands in the last two decades. They carried out this action for 265 days between 2000 and 2021. The last was an indefinite strike in 2021, which was called off on October 6, 2021.
Fiscal irresponsibility: FG to pay 153% interest on external debt
The Federal Government’s inability to service Nigeria’s external debt has increased interest on principal by 152.29 percent, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO).
Agenda-setting: Tinubu must save Nigeria’s N7.6trn in annual seaport losses
Many importers are worried that more attention is focused on Lagos ports and less on other ports across the country. However, the Nigerian Port Authority’s Managing Director, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, said in 2022 that it was not deliberate.
Obi vs Tinubu: What constitution says about disqualification
“Obi has to prove that his allegations against the disqualification of Tinubu is valid before the court, presenting legal documents to back it up. This is how his claim can be valid, else, it is just an allegation without substantial evidence,” he said.
Lack of awareness fuelling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria, India
Poor sensitisation of the COVID-19 vaccine brewed resistance against the vaccine in many parts of Nigeria. Most of the residents of Kano, Nigeria, had heard little of the vaccine and where they could take it.
Nigeria’s TB survival rate increases by 67% in 21 years
Tuberculosis (TB) is the second leading infectious killer disease globally. This has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to set some milestone targets to achieve by 2025.
Will lessons from COVID-19, TB vaccines rollout improve pandemic preparedness?
It is estimated that one in every four persons globally has been infected with TB. Though it is found in all countries, it is more predominant in low-income countries, with half of the world’s TB cases found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, and South Africa.
Obi calls for fresh conduct of presidential election without Tinubu
The petitioner said the second respondent, Bola Tinubu, must be disqualified on the grounds of his trial at the US court on drug dealing, which led to his forfeiture of $460,000.
PDP wins 50% of Edo House of Assembly seats
The All Progressives Congress (APC) won eight seats, representing 33.33 percent of the total seats in the state assembly. The last seat was won by the Labour Party (LP).