Agriculture
Gender gap costs Nigeria’s agriculture $2.3bn annually – FAO
By Felicia Imohimi The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says the gender gap in Nigeria’s agricultural productivity costs the country $2.3 billion annually, equivalent…
Tag: Gaps
Politics
We’re bridging gaps between academic research, legislative policy-making in NIDLS – DG
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, Director-General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), says the institute is currently functioning as…
Metro
Scholar identifies communication gaps as maternal, child health challenge
By Edith Tsokar A scholar in the Department of Mass Communication, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Chidinma Onwubere, has urged broadcasters to…
Health
EmONC assessment exposes gaps in maternal, newborn care
By Folasade Akpan The Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) Assessment has identified significant gaps in the availability, quality and utilisation of life-saving…
Health
SFH identifies critical family planning gaps in Abia, Akwa Ibom
By Folasade Akpan The Society for Family Health (SFH) has identified shortages of essential commodities, service delivery tools and provider training resources as…
Health
Stigma, funding gaps undermine Nigeria’s fight against HIV, Physician says
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko Stigma and weak domestic funding are doing more to undermine Nigeria’s HIV response than any lack of medical tools, a public…
Health
Nigeria improving epidemic response; preparedness gaps persist – APHPN
By Folasade Akpan The President, Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), Dr Terfa Kene, says Nigeria has made significant progress in epidemic…
Health
Kwara, FG partner to address gaps in harmful cosmetic products
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara State Government and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, have intensified efforts to curb the production and…
Features
Bridging Nigeria’s healthcare gaps through artificial intelligence
By Folasade Akpan Walking into a typical primary healthcare centre in Nigeria, one is often confronted by overworked health workers juggling long queues, limited…
Health
NHIA seeks innovative research to bridge health insurance gaps
By Abujah Racheal The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced plans to commission series of research studies, in a bid to expand health…