The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has issued a notice stating that customers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and its environs are required to clear any outstanding electricity bills within 72 hours to prevent their services from being disconnected. In a statement released on Friday and provided to Africa Health Report (AHR), Victor Ojelabi,…
More than 300 women’s groups in Nigeria, coming together as Womanifesto, have called for a prompt boycott of Erisco Foods items. This response to the situation is the outcome of Chioma Okoli’s ongoing imprisonment due to her Facebook post criticizing the company’s tomato paste. Chioma Okoli stood trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja…
The state government has announced that the second outreach will begin by June 6 and that each health district will host four outreach events in the first phase. In its bid to reduce the hardship in the state especially in the area of accessing healthcare, the State government kicked off the free medical care for…
The Nigerian Defence authorities have condemned in its entirety what they described as unprovoked attacks on unarmed personnel. The Defence Headquarters, speaking on Thursday in Abuja cautioned that such acts were unhealthy for the national security, adding, it was counter productive and amounts to self sabotage. Making this public the Director of Media Operation DMO,…
Korede Abdullah The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Federal Government (FG) to give support to private sector healthcare providers, in view of their significant role in complementing the public healthcare system and contributing immensely to the country’s progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This call was made by Prof. Bala…
World no Tobacco Day which was initiated in 1987 as “no smoking day” but raising awareness about tobacco related issues is observed every May 31 and it is to inform the public about the health implications of using tobacco and this year centers around, “protecting children from tobacco industry interference’ This year’s no tobacco day…
As the federal government of Nigeria celebrated its one year anniversary of coming to power, May 29, President Bola Tinubu had spent 83 days outside the country, attending to matters not unconnected to his health, among others, Africa Health Report, (AHR) can reveal. Further revelation is that business and private engagements dominated Tinubu’s foreign trips…
The Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, the Fund has received over 60,000 applications for student loan since the opening of NELFUND portal for students at federal institutions last Friday. Sawyerr, who stated this on Thursday while addressing the media in Abuja, said that out of the 60,000 applications, 30,000…
Korede Abdullah The Society for Family Health (SFH) has announced that the introduction of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPASC), a self-injectable contraceptive, has to significant expansion of options available to Nigerian families for controlling the number and spacing of their children. The SFH’s managing director, Omokhudu Idogho, noted that self-care in family planning has brought…
Chairman Malam Jalal Arabi, has urged pilgrims embarking on the 2024 Hajj to remember the sacred purpose of their journey. Arabi, in a statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Hajia Fatima Sanda Usara, and released to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Thursday, advised pilgrims to be vigilant about being unknowingly involved in…
