Medical experts have arrived in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital to commence micro-planning activities for malaria intervention. This is part of the efforts of the Kwara State Government to provide quality healthcare services for its citizens. The team, led by the Head of Case Management for the National Malaria Elimination Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Nnenna Ogbulafor, stated that
Continue Reading
The Federal Government has given provisional approval for the use of R21/Matrix malaria vaccine produced by scientists at Oxford University. The Nigerian government granted the approval after Ghana became the first country to approve the vaccine which is said to be 80 percent effective. Speaking to newsmen on Monday, April 17, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and
Continue Reading
By Dare Akogun UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is turning into a “mirage of what might have been,”. He expressed the fear at the opening of the Financing for Development Forum (FfD), taking place at UN Headquarters in New York. The Secretary-General pointed to reports showing that, since the pandemic, the richest one
Continue Reading
By Marina Martina Reporting on climate change requires journalists to learn about scientific facts and concepts, and to communicate them clearly and effectively. To facilitate this process, journalists may be inclined to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can generate texts based on information available on the internet, such as today’s ever-popular ChatGPT. The problem, however, is that ChatGPT, while useful, can
Continue Reading
The SDG Moment serves to place an annual spotlight on Sustainable Development Goals and will be held at the beginning of the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Week. It takes place as the world faces a deepening cost-of-living crisis that carries huge implications for the advancement of the SDGs, especially in developing countries. Convened by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres,
Continue Reading
The World Health Organisation, WHO has said 672 million people in Africa do not have access to the health care they need. The organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, said this in her message to commemorate the World Health Day 2023 and the WHO’s 75th Anniversary. WHD is celebrated annually on April 7 and each year draws attention
Continue Reading
Studies have shown that elevating women’s voices could be used to reduce Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate, which remains a public health concern, and ensure quality maternal healthcare. According to Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2018, the country has a maternal mortality rate of 512 women per 100,000 live births, which accounts for 20 percent of global maternal deaths. Stakeholders
Continue Reading
By Dare Akogun A report by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified inadequate rainfall and flooding as the two key adverse climatic factors that affected the yield of smallholder farmers in Northeast Nigeria in the year 2022. The flood, (NEMA), affected 245,361 persons and led to the total destruction of 27,339 Hectares of farmlands in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe,
Continue ReadingIn time of ancient gods, warlords and kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty princess forged in the heat of battle. The power. The passion. The danger. Her courage will change the world.
The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
