By Ijeoma Ukazu | Some cultural ideals of femininity and modesty especially in Africa notes that, girls are clean and beautiful after removal of body parts that are considered unclean, hence the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, (FGM). The girl…
By Ijeoma Ukazu | With the increased number of child deaths from Micronutrient Deficiency (MND), Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria, (CS-SUNN) has raised alarm calling on the government to increase its intervention. Speaking during a one-day media roundtable in…
His election came with lots of expectations, given his background and profile, as a former Senator of the Federal Republic, a grassroots man and an erudite professor. Born as Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade not long ago in 1968, he had become…
By Oyetunde Oluwatobi | Responding to the realities of climate change has been more of political rhetorics than real-life action in Nigeria. While this continues to build into a disastrous future for the country, the government is ignoring the early…
Health experts and stakeholders have bemoaned the shortage of nurses and midwives in the country, adding it poses a serious hindrance to attainment of universal health coverage by the year 2030. This was part of the discussion at a Policy…
Sanitary pads are a luxury in many homes in Nigeria. A pack of disposable sanitary pads on the average costs between N300.00 and N350.00. For a three or five day menstrual period, girls will conservatively, use two packs costing 700.00naira. …
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have intercepted the sum of $8,065,612m about to be illegally ferried out of the country through one of the international airlines. The service said that the sum…
The Lagos State Government has launched an Incident Command System as part of efforts to prevent an outbreak of the fast-spreading Coronavirus in the state. While launching the Incident Command System, the governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the measure is…
The African Development Bank’s 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) has said that the economy of Africa is on course to pick up to 3.9 percent in 2020 and 4.1 percent in 2021. The bank also said that though the economic…
Barely 24 hours after some unions and staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria took over the management of the access gate at the Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport, security personnel have taken over the point. The access gate, which…
