Panelists decry unfair, stereotyped media reports against women
2024-03-27
Panelists decry unfair, stereotyped media reports against womenContinue Reading
Transforming waste to wealth in Nigerian households, the Ecobarter example
2024-03-25
By Aisha Gambo Over the years, Nigeria had practiced poor waste management which posed a threat to the environment and public health of the nation. According to the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Nigeria falls among the 30 countries with the worst waste managementloop. practice out of 180 countries inContinue Reading
How Ecobarter is transforming waste to wealth in Nigerian households
2024-03-25
How Ecobarter is transforming waste to wealth in Nigerian households By Aisha Gambo Over the years, Nigeria had practiced poor waste management which posed a threat to the environment and public health of the nation. According to the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Nigeria falls among the 30Continue Reading
Nigeria Health Watch extends partnership deal with NAN to promote solutions journalism
2024-03-21
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Health Watch, a non-profit organisation, has extended its partnership deal with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), to promote Solutions Journalism in the country. NAN reports that the deal between it and the Nigeria Health Watch which uses informed advocacy and communication to seek betterContinue Reading
Saving lives through blood donation; the Plateau example
2024-03-01
Saving lives through blood donation; the Plateau example By Martha Agas Ajijah Andrew, 43, is a regular blood donor whose first donation was in 1998 while in Command Day Secondary School Jos. It was then just a casual action till in 2015 when his perspective on the exercise changed. AsContinue Reading
Divorce: How a Katsina foundation’s initiative is creating peace and harmony among couples
2024-01-19
Divorce: How a Katsina foundation’s initiative is creating peace and harmony among couples By Zubairu Idris, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Certainly, patience is an ingredient that sustains and stabilises the marriage institution. However, when there is an irreconcilable difference between couples, the issue of management or outright separation comesContinue Reading
“Poisonous ponmo” and Nigeria’s untapped recycled tyre ecosystem
2023-12-15
By Muhyideen Jimoh, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At Dei-Dei abattoir, located on the outskirts of Abuja, a thick smoke is billowing continuously. Idris and other sweating young men work energetically, hauling large chunks of hide skinned from slaughtered cows into the smearing fire fuelled with tyres and plastics. UnderContinue Reading
Transforming Patient Care: The power of digital health system at UBTH
2023-12-08
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In today’s fast-paced world, where technological advancements shape every aspect of human lives, the healthcare sector has also undergone a significant transformation. One such paradigm shift in the Nigerian healthcare institution is the adoption of the digital health records system, also knownContinue Reading
How FAM Initiative is building better mental health awareness among Adolescents and Young Persons in Nigeria
2023-11-19
How FAM Initiative is building better mental health awareness among Adolescents and Young Persons in Nigeria By Aisha Gambo Glory Ernest , a 23 year-old graduate of Microbiology had battled Body Dysmorphic Disorder while growing up as a child, she felt she was not beautiful and had flaws in herContinue Reading
Climate Change: NGO tasks African leaders on effective renewable energy transition
2023-11-03
By Muhyideen Jimoh An international environmental organisation, 350.Org, has called on African leaders to show more commitment to phasing out fossil fuels, while channeling resources to the development of the renewable energy sector. Ms Rukiya Khamis, Regional Organizer, 350Africa.org, made the call in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
