By Justina Auta A male breast cancer survivor, Mr Jacob Omonade, has called for increased public awareness of male breast cancer and improved access to diagnosis and treatment, saying ignorance, stigma and inadequate healthcare infrastructure continue endangering lives. Omonade made the call in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Osayi Aghahowa The Edo Government says it has intensified awareness and outreach programmes to educate women and girls on their legal rights and the channels available for reporting abuse across the state. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah, disclosed this in an interview withContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman An NGO, Tabitha Cumi Foundation (TCF), has distributed free menstrual hygiene kits and raised awareness on menstrual health to selected school girls in the FCT, to promote menstrual hygiene and tackle period poverty. The initiative being implemented by TCF is part of the TheContinue Reading
By Muhammad Idris and Deji Abdulwahab The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged the Office of the Tax Ombudsman to create more awareness for Nigerians to understand its roles in the nation’s tax sector. Idris gave the advice on Monday at the unveiling of theContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, has inaugurated “My Family Companion” to support Nigeria’s policy direction and global conversations on family wellbeing alongside a national reading relay initiative in Abuja. Olawande, represented by Mr Essien Emmanuel, Director of Youth Health, Mental and Psychosocial Affairs inContinue Reading
By Damilola Oyeleke A medical expert, Dr Joshua Oluwayomi, has raised concern over low awareness and poor screening uptake for prostate cancer among Nigerian men. Oluwayomi, a medical officer at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State, raised the concern in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government said it would collaborate with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to educate Nigerians about the law protecting victims of gunshot injuries. Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), said this in Abuja on Wednesday during the signing ceremony of a MemorandumContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Transporters For Tinubu 2027 Support Group on Thursday conducted eye screenings and drug sensitisation for transport operators in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Its National Coordinator, Mr Segun Obayendo, who spoke at the opening of the programme at the Jabi Park in Abuja, said the initiativeContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi A coalition of civil society organisation (CSOs) has stressed the need for public awareness and advocacy that will enhance necessary reforms before the 2027 general elections. The CSOs, including ActionAid, Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTION) and Nigeria Civil Society SituationContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) has embarked on community sensitisation in FCT communities to dispel myths and encourage early medical checks for children. Ms Kemi Adekanye, Founder of OkapiCCF, said the outreach formed part of activities marking the organisation’s 10th anniversary and the 2026 International ChildhoodContinue Reading
