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…Demands apology over security lapses, ₦50m compensation for each victim By Chioma Obinna The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Saturday urged the Federal Government to…
…Ceasefire fails as hospitals buckle under displacement, shortages By Chioma Obinna A fragile ceasefire across parts of the Middle East has failed to halt a deepening health emergency, with the World…
By Chioma Obinna On this year’s International Women’s Day, IWD, Female staff of May&Baker Nigeria Plc, have called for stronger menstrual health education and mentorship for schoolgirls as part of…
… Millions remain at risk as key reforms stall four years after Mental Health ActBy Chioma Obinna To confront Nigeria’s deepening mental health crisis, Nigerian Mental Health (NMH) has launched the…
… Calls on President Tinubu to act urgently after controversial investigative panel reportBy Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Lagos State Branch, has urged the Federal Government…
… Seek stronger collaboration with NAFDAC By Chioma Obinna The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Drugs and Illicit Trafficking has intensified efforts to curb substance abuse in Nigeria, pledging stronger legislative backing and deeper collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. The Committee, led by Hon. Timehin Adelegbe, […] The post Reps committee step up fight against drug abuse appeared first on Vanguard News.
•Trains 72 journalists, rolls out ‘EasyPay’ to ease enrolment By Sola Ogundipe, Chioma Obinna & Olasukanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government on Monday said it has intensified enforcement of its…
By Chioma Obinna On this year’s International Women’s Day, experts from the Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation have warned that unsafe abortion remains a major but preventable cause of maternal deaths in Nigeria, calling for urgent legal reform and expanded access to safe reproductive healthcare for women and girls. The organisation urged government and stakeholders to […] The post Unsafe abortion still killing Nigerian women, Ipas demands legal reform appeared first on Vanguard News.
By Chioma Obinna Five African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Tanzania have emerged as the top countries in the world for youth mental health, even as 41 per cent of the world’