Malnutrition
400,000 children starving in Adamawa, need nutrition support – UNICEF
Nearly 400,000 children in Adamawa are in dire need of nutrition support, a figure that underscores the severity of chronic...
Jatau advocates local sourcing of food to address malnutrition
Gombe State Deputy Governor, Dr Manassah Daniel Jatau, has reiterated the need for Nigeria to focus on locally...
US lawmaker proposes ‘Contraception begins at erection Act’
An American state senator, Bradford Blackmon, has proposed a bill titled the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act” before the Mississippi...
Foundation advocates community inclusion in health response plans
In an effort to improve how Adamawa State handles pandemics and other health emergencies, Janna Health Foundation, a Yola-based...
Malnutrition: Gombe govt, UNICEF procure 5,830 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food
The Gombe State Government and United Nations Children's Fund have procured 5,830 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food to treat...
Fathers’ role crucial in exclusive breastfeeding, says Gombe fruiterer
As the increasing concern to enhance the inadequate culture of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers in Gombe State continues,...
Obasanjo describes Tinubu as baba-go-slow, says Nigeria’s situation bad
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has described Chief Bola Tinubu, as “Baba-go-slow,” criticising his leadership approach and addressing the challenges facing...
Food crisis: 1 million more children at risk of acute malnutrition
Save the Children on Tuesday warned that an additional 1 million children in Nigeria...
Malnutrition is having a telling effect on children in Gombe State
By Rebecca Caleb Maina At first glance, Usman looks like any other infant, wrapped in a shawl, lying...
UK deports asylum seekers from Nigeria, Ghana
The United Kingdom has deported 44 asylum seekers from Nigeria and Ghana, making the highest number ever removed on a...