Drug Abuse Responsible For 90% of Crime in Nigeria – NDLEA

HealthLifestyleNewsNigeriaDrug Abuse Responsible For 90% of Crime in Nigeria – NDLEA

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 23, 2021

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has linked drug abuse to the surge in kidnapping, banditry, and other crimes that have engulfed the country, saying drug abuse is responsible for 90 per cent of the crime in the country. Mohammed Buba Marwa, the NDLEA chairman noted that tackle crime effectively will require controlling the rate of drug abuse in the country. He made this assertion on Monday while addressing officers at Onne seaport in...

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Nigeria At Moderate Risk Of Ebola Outbreak

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria At Moderate Risk Of Ebola Outbreak

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 19, 2021

Nigeria is at moderate risk of experiencing an Ebola outbreak according to the National Centre For Disease Control (NCDC). This according to the disease control centre is a result of the country’s proximity to Guinea, which recently experienced an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The centre disclosed this in its health advisory released on Thursday. The NCDC noted that the cases and deaths were reported in the N’zerekore region of the country, declaring...

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Scheme Develops Roadmap for e-NHIS to Achieve UCH – Executive Secretary

HealthNewsNigeriaScheme Develops Roadmap for e-NHIS to Achieve UCH – Executive Secretary

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA —  National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has developed a roadmap for electronic NHIS (e-NHIS) that will help to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), its Executive Secretary, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, said. He disclosed this when he visited the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr. Buki Ponle, on Wednesday in Abuja. Sambo, who said that the scheme had been working toward reforming its activities, noted that part of which was the digitalisation...

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Nigeria Records 28,876 Deaths Related To Tobacco Smoking – Study

HealthLifestyleNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 28,876 Deaths Related To Tobacco Smoking – Study

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 9, 2021

A research study has revealed that Nigeria records 28,876 tobacco-related death cases yearly. The research which was conducted by the Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) estimated the deaths represent about 16 percent of deaths from smoking-related diseases and above 5 percent of all death cases. According to a research associate with the CSEA, Marco Castradori, smoking generates a direct annual treatment cost of N526.45 billion, which, was equivalent to 0.36 percent...

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Australian Brain Cancer Drug Set for Human Trials

HealthScience & TechnologyWorld NewsAustralian Brain Cancer Drug Set for Human Trials

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2021

CANBERRA —  Researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have discovered a drug that can treat the most lethal form of brain cancer. Wang Shudong, Head of Drug Discovery and Development at UniSA, said on Thursday that trials of the experimental drug, Auceliciclib, have proven that it can offer a new treatment for glioblastoma, which currently has no cure in animals. Glioblastoma is the most deadly form of brain cancer with 95 per cent...

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GCI Sensitizes Stakeholders on Gender Responsive Education Planning In Adamawa

EducationHealthNewsGCI Sensitizes Stakeholders on Gender Responsive Education Planning In Adamawa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)February 3, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ In a renewed effort towards ensuring equality and achieving desired results in girl-child education,  Gender at the Centre Initiative (GCI), had held a high-level meeting on gender-responsive education sector planning in Adamawa state. The sensitization meeting was aimed to brainstorm with stakeholders on responsive education planning in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Gender at the Centre Initiative (GCI) is a global alliance of civil society and international...

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BREAKING: KNSG Seals Hospital Over COVID-19 Violation

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaBREAKING: KNSG Seals Hospital Over COVID-19 Violation

PilotnewsFebruary 2, 2021

KANO —  The Kano State Government has shut down a private hospital, UMC Zahir Hospital in Kano, for admitting and treating severe cases of COVID-19. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Muhammad Garba, announced this in a statement on Tuesday evening in Kano. Garba said that the facility refused to refer cases to designated isolation centres in the state. He said the action was in accordance with the standard set by the state Task Force...

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10 Persons Infected As Strange Disease Hit Bauchi Village

HealthNewsWellness10 Persons Infected As Strange Disease Hit Bauchi Village

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)February 1, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ At least 10 persons have been infected by a strange disease that is causing human legs to swell in Bara village along Gombe road in Kirfi Local Government Area of the State,  health officials confirmed. The Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed who announced this while briefing newsmen on the commemoration of the 2021 World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day celebration...

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Nasarawa State Records 170 Cases of Leprosy Disease In Three Years

HealthNewsWellnessNasarawa State Records 170 Cases of Leprosy Disease In Three Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 1, 2021

The Acting Medical Director of Leprosy Colony at the ERCC Medical Centre, Alushi Village in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area Mr. Dauda Kaze said Nasarawa State government has recorded no fewer than 170 cases of leprosy disease. Kaze stated this on Sunday as the state marked this year’s World Leprosy Day, added that patients could not be treated due to the non-availability of the needed drugs. “Between 2019 and last year, the hospital, which is...

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Neglected Tropical Diseases Affects Billions Of Children In The World-Prof Isa

HealthWorld NewsNeglected Tropical Diseases Affects Billions Of Children In The World-Prof Isa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 31, 2021

Adamawa State Health Commissioner Prof. Abdullahi Isa said Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect approximately more than half a billion children worldwide. Neglected Tropical Diseases are a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases to include Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), Onchocerciasis (river blindness), Trachoma, schistosomiasis (snail fever). Briefing Journalists against the backdrop of World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day at the Ministry of Health conference Hall, Prof. Isa explained that Adamawa state is being supported by a Non-governmental Organization Helen Keller International in the fight against the...

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