After research shown the increase in death rate in Nigeria, the researchers concluded that the deaths, which are poorly investigated, are due to heart disease also known as cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is a significant public health concern responsible for 11 per cent of over two million Non-communicable Disease (NCD) deaths in Nigeria yearly. It is also responsible for a high burden of morbidity and disability. Most people with CVDs are not aware until catastrophes like stroke, heart attack or death occur. The economic burden of NCD’s on families and Nigeria, in general, is significant because the cost of treatment…
Author: Temitope N.
It has been observed that there have been concerns over a worldwide clampdown on the unvaccinated, waning COVID-19 vaccine immunity after six months of the administration of the vaccine. Reports also have it that developed nations like United Kingdom (U.K.) and United States (U.S.) have said that people that were vaccinated in Africa would be considered as unvaccinated. The scenario has raised questions: What are the implications and possibilities in Nigeria? What about the possibility that the vaccines are not sufficient? A consultant virologist and chairman, Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Oyewale Tomori spoke on the issue, saying “Those…
The nine-point agenda by the President Muhammadu Buhari is aimed to propel the country towards reaching universal health coverage when “all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship”. DDr Osagie Ehanire, who is the minister of health, has highlighted the agenda to include implementation of mandatory universal health insurance in collaboration with state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja administration; operationalization of the basic health care provision fund in collaboration with partners and agencies; recruitment and deployment of 50,000 community health extension workers; revamping federal teaching hospitals across the country and collaboration…
The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) says it’s totally disappointed that some health institutions in Nigeria are yet to integrate pharmacists into their patient management teams. The association hence informed such healthcare institutions to set in motion the movement that they take care of the situation, adding also that such has become the gold standard of practice of pharmacy all over the world. In a communique after its 22nd Annual National Scientific Conference at De-Peace Hotel & Suites, Ilorin, Kwara State, AHAPN commended the Board of Management of University College Hospital, Ibadan for being a trailblazer…
CPAN stated that pharmacies should be used as immunisation centres just like in countries with better sector performanc e.g UK, Ghana e.t.c Ahead of World Pharmacists Day (WPD), pharmacists under the aegis of Clinical Pharmacists Association of Nigeria (CPAN) have established that the absolute lack of adequate pharmaceutical care in health facilities is almost majorly responsible for Nigeria’s low health index.” The celebration is titled “Pharmaceutical Care is The Right of Every Nigerian”. WPD is celebrated yearly on September 25th. National Chairman, CPAN, Dr. Joseph Madu, explained that it is indisputable that majority of patients/clients who visit healthcare facilities…
The Ekiti State government alarmed the state of the outbreak of cholera after the discovery of five suspected cases in Moba local council of the state. A statement in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Banji Filani, said the Ministry of Health had put in measures cholera surveillance to pick up any suspected case early and consequently mitigate the outbreak. Filani warned of a possible outbreak in other local councils of the state, urging the people to exhibit proper hygiene. He said: “On September 19, 2021, five suspected cases of cholera were reported in Moba Local Government…
The price of Twitter’s shares, has gained approximately 3.80% to currently stand at $66.69 per share as of the time of writing this report as it was being traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This gain comes shortly after the social media giant announced in a blog post that its tipping feature on its platform will include more payment options, also Bitcoin payments. Twitter, announced yesterday that it partnered with Zap’s very own payment application, Strike to foster Bitcoin tipping payments on its platform, the share price of Twitter surged by nearly 4%. Zap’s CEO, Jack Mallers wrote…
Instead of investing in Bitcoin futures, large-scale investors are turning to Ethereum futures as predictions for the world’s largest cryptocurrency softens, pushing the leading altcoin above the $3,000 price levels once again. Bitcoin futures traded lower in September than the initial price of a Bitcoin The CME futures contracts used by institutional investors to gain exposure to bitcoin show weak demand, which is a setback for bitcoin. The price of futures is usually higher than the value of Bitcoin in healthy markets. As a result of high Bitcoin storage costs and lucrative returns available to passive crypto investors, futures prices…
The United States Attorney’s office of recent filed a civil complaint accusing four digital wallets containing more than 9.8 million Tether (USDT) of being in on a wire fraud, computer fraud, and money laundering. The complaint was led by U.S. Attorney, Tracy Wilkinson. In April 2021, a California resident was swindled out of over 200 Bitcoin (BTC) by someone pretending to be a Coinbase employee, court documents stated. It appears that the unidentified victim, shortly after buying some 200 BTC on Coinbase Pro, was contacted by Coinbase customer service. An alleged representative of the platform told the victim that the…
Twitter is bringing another feature, “Topics” to Spaces. Topics will allow hosts to add tags to their Spaces to help users find their audio rooms easily. You can add up to three relevant topics so that people who like what you’re talking about can see your space. However, the functionality is currently restricted. It’s only available to Android users, and there are only ten Topics in total that users can pick from. The Topics are only available in English. Twitter, on the other hand, claimed that iOS support is on the way and that the number of accessible Topics will…
Tesla, an electric vehicle manufacturer based in California, is hoping to manufacture 300,000 cars in the first nine months of 2022, according to Reuters. Not minding the global semiconductor scarcity, the vehicles will be manufactured at Tesla’s Shanghai facility. Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport-utility vehicles are produced at the Shanghai facility for both local and foreign markets, including Germany and Japan. China is Tesla’s second-largest market after the United States, accounting for about 30% of worldwide sales and contributing to the automaker’s record first-quarter car deliveries. According to figures from the China Passenger Car Association, over 240,000…
The inspection tour by the governor is coming 5 months shortly after he had flagged off the construction of the 37-km-long Red Line, which starts from Agbado and terminates at Oyingbo. The Blue Line project, which commenced in 2010, is currently at over 80% completion. Sanwo-Olu said that the take-off of the Red Line project represented a major breakthrough for his administration in its drive to deliver an integrated transportation model that would ease road congestion in the state. He said, ”We are excited about the ongoing rail projects being undertaken by the Lagos state government and there is a…
Building up a proper learning culture and habit in early childhood is quite difficult when the environment is not conducive. This was established by Nestle Nigeria through its Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Mrs. Victoria Uwadoka, on Saturday while commissioning a fully equipped block of 3 classrooms renovated in Salvation Army Primary School 1, Agbara, Ogun state. According to her, the pupils will now enjoy a more conducive environment with the commissioning of the block, as this is part of a project comprising 2 blocks of 5 classrooms and a crèche. She said, “Building a learning culture in early…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have decided to stand by the ongoing strike action as they, issued a fresh 72-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government in their ongoing industrial dispute. The resident doctors in their ultimatum asked the government to pay its members being owed Medical Residency Training Fund and salary arrears and also withdraw the lawsuit filed against doctors before the National Industrial Court in the interest of peace. The demands by NARD were contained in a communiqué issued at the end of its 41st Annual General Meeting held in Bauchi State on Saturday and jointly signed…
The Federal Government has established that it plans to open up Nigeria’s maritime sector for investment opportunities as it reduces bottlenecks in the sector, including wrecks along the creeks. This was mentioned by the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, on Friday in Lagos, at the official launch of the removal of wrecks along the Badagry creek from Tincan Island to Navy Town, Lagos. The Minister applauded the DG of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, for launching the scheme, citing that the venture of clearing Nigeria’s waterways of wrecks, aside guaranteeing better safety of navigation also opened up the prospects…
The Federal Government has established that it has organized a committee that will enforce policies for effective and efficient management of illegally refined products recovered from dug-up pits found around the nook and cranny of the Niger Delta. This was earlier mentioned by the Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, at the inauguration ceremony of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Recovery of Illegally Refined Petroleum Product (Crude Oil) in the Dug-Up Pits found around the Creeks of the Niger Delta, in Abuja. Malami mentioned that the exercise is in line with the policy of the current…
The Federal Government has established that it granted 12,000 expatriate quota licences to foreigners seeking to work in Nigeria, treating 2,000 applications from companies in two years. This was earlier disclosed today in a statement by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja, after his participation on the second day of the 6th edition of the Annual Kaduna Economic Investment, (KADINVEST), in Kaduna. The Minister also mentioned that since inception, the ministry has handled 14,690 companies and granted 126,893 quota licences to expatriates. From August 2019 till date, we have registered more than 2,000 companies, while over 12,000 expatriates…
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi, has pointed out that Nigeria’s future lies in a knowledge-based economy. This was revealed at the closing ceremony of the Kaduna Investment Summit, tagged KadInvest 6.0. Sanusi mentioned that the future lies in a knowledge-based economy, also adding that Nigeria is behind many African countries in innovation index. Only eight of every 100 Nigerians who start primary school complete university. “Globally, work is being redefined; 30 to 40 per cent of workers in developed economies will need to significantly upgrade their skills by 2030. And what are the…
Access Bank Plc has announced plans to issue additional 5-Year USD denominated Tier 1 Eurobond, in furtherance of its Global Medium-Term Note Issuance Programme. To facilitate this, the tier-1 bank established that it will be organizing a global investor call and series of fixed income investor calls. The global investor call slated for 27th of September 2021, will be hosted by Citi, J.P. Morgan, Renaissance Capital and Mashreqbank (Joint Bookrunners of the deal) in collaboration with Chapel Hill Denham and Coronation Merchant Bank (Financial Advisers of the deal). Recall that Access Bank had earlier issued a $500 million unsecured Eurobond,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has beckoned on the support of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to put an halt to ‘Ticket renting’ in Nigeria. Ticket renting is a nefarious activity where air tickets are being given out to unscrupulous persons for the fraudulent purchase of BTA and then voided once the economic fraud has been committed. This was made known by IATA via a memo titled “Issuance of Tickets for the Fraudulent Purchase of BTA”, issued to the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) calling for their cooperation to tame the menace, which the CBN described…