SSB Tax: Combating manufacturers’ lies and disregard for Public Health
By Opeyemi Ibitoye In a world where Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) like obesity and diabetes are on the rise, it is essential to address the root causes of these health epidemics. One issue that has gained significant attention in Nigeria in recent years is the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and the attendant health impacts they […]
Bishop declares: Christmas merrymaking is worthless if you do not help the poor
The Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo on Friday in Ibadan urged the Christian faithful not to make merry during Christmas without helping indigent people. He advised in his Christmas message entitled: “No real Christmas in conflict and on empty stomachs.’’ Badejo stated that the world needed the spirit and essence of […]
Yuletide: Kaduna travellers reduce by 50% —NUTRW
The leadership of the Kaduna State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) says travellers in the state have reduced by over 50 percent as the yuletide approaches. Malam Bature Suleiman, Secretary of NURTW in the state disclosed this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Orji Kalu mourns former Anambra governor, Ezeife
A former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Kalu has described the passing of former Anambra governor, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife as a huge loss to Ndigbo and Nigeria in general. Kalu made the declaration on Friday in a condolence message over the demise of the elder statesman made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Immigration sensitises Nigerians on evil of illegal migration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday, sensitised Nigerians in Seme communities on the ills of illegal migration. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), men and officers of Seme Border Command and Lagos State Border Command came out in hundreds to mark the Celebration of Anti-SOM Week and Sensitisation Campaign on Irregular Migration. […]
Akpabio hail and hearty, says media aide
The media team of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he collapsed on Thursday at the colloquium to mark his 61st birthday in Abuja. A few reports had claimed that the former Akwa Ibom State governor collapsed during the event and had to be rushed to the National Hospital. But the media team, […]
Tinubu mourns Ezeife, ex-Anambra governor
President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the Ezeife family, the people, and the government of Anambra State on the passing of Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former governor of the state. Ezeife, Okwadike of Igbo-Ukwu, was governor of Anambra from 1992 to 1993. This is contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President […]
Tobacco industry promoting `false evidence’ on e-cigarettes, WHO declares
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is accusing the tobacco industry of spreading misinformation and deliberately recruiting children when marketing e-cigarettes. The industry “funds and promotes false evidence to argue that these products reduce harm,’’ the UN agency said in Geneva on Thursday and called for stricter regulations for such products. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
Egypt to increase volume of fuel sent to besieged Gaza – Official
Egypt will increase the volume of fuel sent daily to the Gaza Strip from 129,000 to 189,000 liters as agreed with the Israeli side, according to the chairman of Egypt’s State Information Service. Diaa Rashwan said in a statement that since Oct. 21, 4,057 humanitarian aid trucks have been sent from Egypt to the besieged […]
Rufus Akinyemi wins Academy of Science Prize
The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has named the winner for its 2023 NAS Gold Medal Prize for Life Sciences. He is Rufus Olusola Akinyemi, a Professor of Geriatric Neurology and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Ibadan. A statement by the Academy said Akinyemi’s research, over the last decade, has focused on stroke, post-stroke […]
