Antimicrobial resistance, AMR, is a growing concern in Nigeria, posing a risk of increased morbidity and mortality, threatening the control of emerging and increasing range of infections that result from microorganisms.   It arises from the overuse and misuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents. It occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites […]

Cash scarcity has been a reoccurring challenge for many Nigerians since the aborted Naira redesign policy introduced in the last quarter of 2023 by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The manifestations of this challenge include cash rationing by banks; lack of cash at ATM points; long queues for cash in banks and ATM points; […]

The scandalous disclosure that 34 states have failed to access N263 billion Universal Basic Education, UBE, funds should have brought millions of Nigerians to the streets in protest if Nigerians had not become so totally desensitised to shocks. The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Hamid Bobboyi, made this disclosure during an […]

SIX months after the July 11, 2024 Supreme Court verdict on Local Government Autonomy, the ruling is yet to be implemented. The LGAs are yet to start receiving direct allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC. Contrary to Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution which stipulates that local governments be run by democratically elected officials, some […]

Shortly after the disturbing video emerged, on the Nigerian social media space, of a teacher at Christ Mitots School beating a child in her charge in the Ikorodu town of Lagos State, the Nigeria police identified, traced and then subsequently arrested the violator. The police personnel of Owutu Ikorodu divisional headquarters went on to charge the offending […]

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China, concerns are rising about another disease pandemic in the guise of the Human Metapneumovirus, HMPV. In late 2024, cases of this viral respiratory illness surged in northern Chinese provinces, alarming health officials around the world.  Reports of the infections have also come from India, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, […]

For the people of Benue State, the eight-year Muhammadu Buhari administration represents a sad chapter in their history

In a country often fragmented by political, religious and cultural differences, sports has remained a powerful tool for social engineering and to promote the image of the country. Indeed, Nigerian sports men and women have, over the years, continued to excel both in the African continent and around the world in competitions like the African […]

For some time now, the issue of cyber attacks on institutions that form the nucleus of the economy as well as prominent persons has been in the front burner of public discourse. The reason for this is not far-fetched. Reports of several billions lost and valuable personal and government data stolen during these attacks have […]

The Federal Government’s initiative to offer free emergency Cesarean sections (C-section or CS) for poor and vulnerable women in Nigeria who require it is a laudable move to address the nation’s high maternal mortality ratio due to pregnancy-related causes. Nigeria currently has the fourth-highest maternal mortality rate globally, with a staggering 1,047 maternal deaths per […]

After his traditional New Year Day Angelus prayer, Pope Francis, amidst other issues, made a powerful call to political leaders of wealthy nations to “set a good example” by cancelling or significantly reducing the debts of the poorest countries. Addressing a crowded St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis emphasized his opinion that no country or people […]

During his New Year broadcast on January 1, 2025, President Bola Tinubu had acknowledged the sufferings which Nigerians endured in the past months on account of the implementation of the economic policies of his government. Waxing somewhat emotional, he thanked  Nigerians for their patience and resilience in weathering the storm of hardship as government tried […]

Barely a month after Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inauguration as Nigeria’s President, he was elected Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority held  in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, taking over from H. E. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of The Republic of Guinea-Bissau. It was a pivotal […]

The recent destruction of N120 billion worth of substandard and falsified medicines, food products, and other regulated products by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, marks a significant victory in the agency’s ongoing battle to protect public health in Nigeria.  The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye emphasised the […]

Yesterday, Tuesday  December 31, marked the end of year 2024. For most Nigerians, it was obviously a chequered year characterised by the good and the not-so-good; a year of mixed progress and problems.  The year began with Nigerians full of hope that the new Federal Government inaugurated in May 2023 would live up to the […]