By Justina Auta Young female filmmakers and stakeholders have urged governments and partners to end school dropout and child marriage, using films and personal stories to advocate policies guaranteeing every girl’s right to education nationwide. The call was made during the “Stories that Move Policy: A Malala Day Film Screening,”Continue Reading
By Abiemwense Moru On a busy afternoon in Abuja, conversations about hypertension moved beyond statistics and policy discussions. They became deeply personal stories of fear, survival and determination as patients shared experiences that revealed Nigeria’s growing non-communicable disease crisis. The gathering, organised by the Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL),Continue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde The Federal Government has called for a whole-of-society approach to ending conflict-related sexual violence, urging stakeholders to strengthen prevention, protection and accountability measures to safeguard vulnerable populations across affected communities nationwide. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made the call in a statementContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman An NGO, Carelink Resource Foundation (CRF), has called for urgent and sustained action to ensure every Nigerian child has access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services. The foundation made the call in a statement signed by its Director of Programmes, Mr Silas Ideva in KadunaContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Forum of National Youth Leaders of All Political Parties in Nigeria (FNYLPPN) has called for stronger collaboration among government institutions and other stakeholders to address insecurity in the country. The Chairman of the Forum, Eze Chukwu, made the call at a press conference on the stateContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has called on the Federal Government to urgently declare the ongoing tuberculosis (TB) commodity stock-out situation a national public health emergency. Abdulkadir Ibrahim, National Coordinator of NEPWHAN, made the call during a press briefing in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Dr Terfa Kene, President of Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), says insecurity, poverty and systemic gaps remain major threats to public health outcomes in spite of ongoing government efforts. Kene made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Dr Melchior Aissi, Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), has emphasised that no country can eliminate malaria in isolation. Aïssi disclosed this via WAHO’s social media handle during the 27th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Assembly of Health Ministers. He advocatedContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have called for urgent, coordinated action to sustain HIV response, warning that declining funding, stigma and health system gaps threaten progress toward ending infections globally and undermine hard won gains. The call was contained in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at the end of aContinue Reading
Discrimination By Cecilia Ologunagba The United Nations has called for stronger solidarity and political will to eliminate racial discrimination globally, as leaders marked a key international day against racism. The President of the UN General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, made the call at an event at UN Headquarters in New York. She spoke to commemorateContinue Reading
