diabetes control
17 Jan
The diabetes epidemic is escalating at an alarming rate, and the recently commemorated World Diabetes Day (WDD) is only a reminder that it is crucial to confront the stark realities surrounding this health crisis.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the immediate pause in funding for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) programmes in low- and middle-income countries could lead to a surge in new infections and deaths. The organization stressed that millions of people rely on programmes such as the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)…
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Ahead of next year’s gubernatorial poll in Osun, the state chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), on Wednesday, implored former Governor Rauf Aregbesola to collaborate with the party in winning the election. The NNPP expressed optimism that a healthy synergy between the party and Omoluabi Progressives, a splinter group led by Aregbesola, will…
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Rear Adm. Chijioke Onyemaobi, the outgone Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Nigerian Navy Logistics Command says piracy has reduced drastically in the maritime space. Onyemaobi stated this on Tuesday at the handing over parade organized in his honor at the Command in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta. He attributed the development to the…
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From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, ushering in the Year of the Snake. In China, people enjoy eight consecutive public holidays for the 2025 Spring Festival, an opportunity to…
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ELECTRONIC payment transactions in Nigeria rose to by 79.6 per cent over the N600 trillion recorded in 2023 to hir N1.07 quadrillion for the first time. This is according to data released by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Thursday. While the e-payment data showed a steady increase throughout the 12 months of the year,…
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The National Assembly (NASS) has said it will meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss conducting the population census this year, saying it is essential for establishing the country's true population. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, said in Abuja on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the board and management of…
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Idowu Kehinde for allegedly stealing ceiling fans and aluminium windows from a mosque in the Adiyan area of Agbado. The spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirming Kehinde's arrest on Wednesday, said the suspect had confessed he sold the stolen goods…
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A physical altercation occurred at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday as the party's Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting was underway, triggered by a dispute over the position of National Secretary. Senator Samuel Anyanwu and former PDP Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, who are both vying for the contested National Secretary role,…
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A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, leaving only one confirmed survivor, Unity State's minister for information said Wednesday. The aircraft came down near the oil fields in Unity State at around 10:30 am local time (0830 GMT) shortly after taking off for the capital Juba. "The…
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Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, will inaugurate two flyovers and some other projects in Kwara State today. "History will be made in Kwara State today as Nigeria's First Lady will inaugurate two flyovers constructed by the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the same day," the Kwara State Government announced in a statement on…