How prepared is Nigeria for next epidemic? Asks Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The outbreak and fast spread of diseases in recent decades are pointers to the need for world leaders to increase public health spending, particularly as it relates to prevention and control of epidemics. This wasContinue Reading
An Analysis by Dianabasi Effiong, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) There is no doubt that Nigeria has recorded notable improvements in healthcare through research and treatment. This is in spite of notable challenges like industrial actions, brain drain, poor infrastructure, water, electricity, dearth of manpower among others. AContinue Reading
Why Nigeria must succeed on its democratic journey By Emmanuel Oloniruha Since return to democratic government in 1999, Nigeria has continued to witness successfully transition of power from one administration to another. From former President Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2007) to his successor, Umaru Musa Yar’adua (2007-2010), to Dr Goodluck JonathanContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) One of the major decisions taken by President Bola Tinubu on assumption of office on May 29, after removal of petrol subsidy, was the suspension of the governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele. The Secretary to the Government ofContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Yashim, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) From Thursday, June 1 to Sunday, June 5 no fewer than 25 journalists from across the world converged on Kazanlak, a city in central Bulgaria, about three and a half hours drive from the capital, Sofia. They were there not only toContinue Reading
A News Analysis by Leonard Okachie, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) According to the World Bank, by linking producers to markets, workers to jobs, students to school, and the sick to hospitals, roads are vital to any development agenda. Roads are vital for the development of any nation as theyContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Inarguably, the development of a nation largely depends on its food system because food security is important to the individual and to the nation; it is one of the basic necessities of life. Agriculture experts and economists believe that any country whichContinue Reading
By Ephraims Sheyin, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In faraway New York in 2019 then Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, made one of the speeches that was expected to define his tenure as the Chief Executive of the state Addressing attendees to the Global Citizens Festival, an event thatContinue Reading
By Ephraims Sheyin As Nigeria marks yet another democracy day on June 12, pundits have continued to evaluate the significance of that day to the nation’s struggle for freedom and representative governance. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had, on June 6, 2018, declared June 12 as Nigeria’s democracy day instead ofContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Over the years it hasContinue Reading
