Janet Ogundepo The Lagos State Government has extended the ongoing free hypertension and diabetes screening campaign, tagged “Know Your Numbers, Control Your Numbers,” by two weeks. The campaign, which began on October 28 and was slated to end on November 3, 2024, will now run until Sunday, ...

Female farmers constitute about 17.5 per cent of the farming population in Nigeria but still battle with a lack of access to loans, funding, lands, and modern farming equipment amid the devastating impacts of climate change. JANET OGUNDEPO writes For over 30 years, farming has brought joy to the ...

By Janet Ogundepo The President of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology and Transplant Association of Nigeria, Prof Jacob Awobusuyi, says nephrologists and transplant experts are working hard to improve the availability of organs for transplant ethically. His statement is coming amid the organ ...

Janet Ogundepo The Oyo State Coordinator of the Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria, Olayinka Ajomale, has lamented that older persons in the country are neglected and not ageing healthily. He highlighted the prevalent neglect by society, decrying societal ...

Janet Ogundepo   The President of the Nigerian Dental Association, Dr Tope Adeyemi, has urged workers to prioritise safety in the workplace, noting that it is important in fostering productivity and maintaining a healthy work environment. While stating this in his address to commemorate ...

Omhonria Janet Ogundepo A father, whose son was killed by a stray bullet from officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Asaba, Delta State, speaks with Janet Ogundepo 264-day days after the incident, lamenting how alleged delays and excuses from the agency in processing the ...

Janet Ogundepo Rushing to give milk to a victim of electric shock as a form of first aid, public health experts say is dangerous, ineffective and can lead to aspiration. Also, they frowned against the practice of hitting electrocuted persons with sticks in order to separate them from an electric ...