The harmattan comes with a blanket of heavy dust over everything. The garden gets most of its dry windy onslaught, with dead leaves and twigs fallen on the ground. Dead flower heads and dead leaves on perennials and dead annual plants. Looking around everywhere are the debris of another Harmattan. There’s no point pretending you’re…

A health and wellness advocate, Dr. Bisi Abiola, has urged Nigerians to embrace the consumption of 100 per cent fruit juice in order to reduce dehydration in this harmattan season.

The harmattan season is often the period when ailments such as colds, cough, catarrh and asthma are common due to the cold, dusty weather. To stay healthy and cold free this period, stock up on foods packed with essential vitamins and minerals that will help fight cold symptoms. They are preventative as well and will…

The harmattan has brought in its trail dust and dry air. Curiously, in place of what was supposed to be cold weather, there is intense heat, which could lead to dehydration, if not properly handled. To avoid or minimise the harsh effects of the weather, medical experts have advised that people should avoid unnecessary exposure.…

Fire outbreaks have the history of leaving behind losses not only of property, but also lives. As the dry season comes in, to be followed by a period of harmattan, the Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIRIGBA aggregates practical measures as suggested by various professional insurers, scientists and experienced farmers on how to prevent losses of…

Following the onset of Harmattan season, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has warned of disruption in flight schedules due to poor visibility. The agency explained that during the Harmattan season, sunny and hazy conditions are expected over the Northern states and central cities down to the inland cities of the southern parts with thick dust…

Gabriella Oshinubi-Faronbi, the founder of Green Hut Africa, a social enterprise that promotes clean and safe cooking, has urged Nigerian women to adopt safe practices during the harmattan.  Speaking with The Guardian on the recent online campaign: ‘KitchenSafetyFirst’, she said cooking safe, as the dry season sets in, is as important as driving safe. “Cooking…

The Harmattan is here again. Most parts of the country are already feeling the harsh weather condition. The Harmattan is a season in the West African subcontinent, which occurs between the end of November and the middle of March.

The delicious scent of December is in the air. It is the month everyone you know has a reason to be happy. For some, it is all about family reunion, for some, it is a well-deserved holiday, and for others, it is the harmattan. What's not to love about December? Regardless of what you think…

December is here, along with the dry season. You're probably already dreading the dry skin and chapped lips that comes with Harmattan and thinking of how to protect your skin from a weather that could turn really nasty. Before we get right into it, let's clear up one thing: using oil on your skin isn't…

The Harmattan season is here again with its peculiar weather, which brings in its trail some ailments. These are mainly respiratory and visual.

Here today and gone tomorrow, the harmattan season this year has been quite a touch and go affair, making surprising comebacks when we thought it was over, and still biting in the hinterlands.