Chika Onyesi 
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has again called for increased nutrition sector funding to check the child malnutrition rate across the country. It also drew the government’s attention to data from the National Health Demographics indicating that about 12 million under-five children are still malnourished in Nigeria, with 1 in every 3 facing stunting … Read more
A recent survey on sexual violence against women has indicated an increase in the number of incidents in Nigerian communities. The survey conducted in three Nigerian States- Enugu, Nasarawa, and Kaduna, showed that about 49 percent of women and girls under 40 years had been sexually abused. Codenamed Kasa, (voices), the survey created to help … Read more
The goal of ending HIV and AIDS-related deaths by 2030 would remain a dream, except states in Nigeria take greater ownership of interventions created to control and halt the spread of the virus. The Director General, National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), Dr. Gambo Aliyu who made the assertion at a National HIV … Read more
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for help to transform the education sector in the state. The governor, who made the call during a visit to TETFund’s Executive Secretary, Arc Sonny Echono, on Friday in Abuja, said Zamfara is not doing too well in education, hence, the … Read more
Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, has tasked Nigerian leaders to ensure that education at the basic and secondary levels remains free and compulsory. Okojie made the call at the inaugural edition of his lecture series titled:’ The Future of the Nations University System’. The Professor insisted that Nigerian … Read more
An Environmental Rights group have tasked the Nigerian Agip Oil Company [NAOC] to replace the Riser 15a section of the 21’’ pipeline in Ogoda/Brass local government area of Bayelsa State, alleging that it has continued to pollute Fantuo and Egenkiri and neighbouring communities, since its installation in 2019. The group known as the Environmental Rights … Read more