Thursday 13 December 2018

Minister: Nigeria’s Large Population an Advantage

Rebecca Ejifoma
Dr. Chris Ngige
While several experts and economists have raised alarm over the negative aspect of Nigeria’s over population, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that the Federal Government would work with other partners in taking the population of the country to an advantage.

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Man 64 Defiles Six Years Old Girl in Lagos

Rebecca Ejifoma
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal
The Gender Unit of the Lagos State Command has begun investigation into the case of one Habib Abdullahi, 64, for allegedly defiling a six years old girl (names withheld) in Ikorodu area of Lagos.

Father Allegedly Defiles His 14 Years Old Daughter

Rebecca Ejifoma

The Command’s Gender Unit is currently investigating a case of alleged defilement involving Mr. Johnson Okon, 58 for sexually abusing his 14 years old daughter (names withheld) in Ikorodu area of Lagos.

Senator Urges Executive to Release $1m for Family Planning

Rebecca Ejifoma
Olarenwa Tejuosho
With the knowledge that family planning can reduce maternal deaths and enhance the economy of the nation, the Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Olarenwa Tejuosho, has called on the executive to release the additional one million dollars meant for Family Planning services in Nigeria.

Monday 10 December 2018

Minister – Family Planning Can Aid National Development

Rebecca Ejifoma
Dr. Osagie Ehanire
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that Family Planning (FP) could serve as a positive force to improve national planning and development.

Ehanire said this during his presentation on the theme ‘Investment, Innovation, Inclusiveness’ at the closing ceremony of the 5th Nigeria Family Planning Conference, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

UNICEF Supports over 700,000 Adolescents with HIV Information in Kaduna

Rebecca Ejifoma

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that it supported over 700,000 Adolescent and Young Persons (AYPs) with HIV/AID information in Kaduna State in the last two years to identify, locate and treat those  living with the virus.

Saturday 8 December 2018

Native Doctor Sexually Abuses Teenager with Epilepsy, Mother Demands Justice

Lauretta Omosogha


A widow and mother of two, Mrs. M. Oyedepo, is demanding for justice after a native doctor, Shina Segun, 35, sexually abused her 14 years old daughter (names withheld) suffering from epilepsy in Ijaniki area of Lagos. 

Wednesday 5 December 2018

Expert: Family Planning Critical to Ending Poverty in Nigeria

Rebecca Ejifoma

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Valerie Azinge, has said that Family Planning (FP) practice in the country is important to achieving Sustainable Development Goal one (SDG 1) which id to end poverty by 2030.

Family Planning: Experts Decry High Teenage Birth Rate in Nigeria

Rebecca Ejifoma
Experts at the Pre-Conference, 5th Nigeria Family
Planning Conference in Abuja
Experts at the Women Pre-Conference of the 5th Nigeria Family Planning Conference (NFPC 2018) on Monday in Abuja has called for urgent intervention to stem high teenage birth rates against maternal and child death in Nigeria.

Monday 3 December 2018

UNICEF, NOA Begin Campaign for Immunisation among Children in Lagos

Rebecca Ejifoma 

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the National Orientation Agency (NAO) has begun campaign to promote and ensure every child in Kosofe Local Government is adequately protected against vaccine preventable diseases through immunisation and pregnant women use health centres for antenatal care and delivery.

Saturday 1 December 2018

Organisations Set up National Advocacy Campaign to Combat HIV/AIDS

Rebecca Ejifoma


Four non-governmental organisations have set up a national advocacy campaign on HIV/AIDS to reach over 30,000 people across eight high-risk states in Nigeria from November 30 this year as part of the World AIDS Day celebration.

The campaign, which began in 2015, will reach the targeted audience in Lagos, Oyo, FCT Abuja, Imo, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Gombe, and Kano states respectively.

SYNLAB Takes Medical Outreach to 2000 Bariga Residents

Rebecca Ejifoma
A medical expert attending to one of the beneficiaries at Bariga, Lagos

SYNLAB Nigeria led a team of medical experts to Bariga community in Lagos to give free medical services to over 2000 residents in its quest to meet its social corporate responsibility.

SCI, Ministry of Health Call for Adequate Nutrition against Pneumonia in Children

Rebecca Ejifoma 
Participants at the roundtable meetung held in Lagos
With a high record of children under five dying from pneumonia, medical experts have said that urgent intervention is needed to save Nigeria from ranking as the highest burden of deaths from the disease by 2030 as they call for more immunisation and adequate nutrition for children.