Wisdom

The Labour Party (LP) Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration, has commenced a strategic move to inaugurate state coordinators, mobilise Nigerians with proven integrity across the country to drive the party structure and mobilise groups and coalitions at the grassroots level. This is contained in a statement signed by the director general of LP Directorate of … Read more

Each year, Nigeria‘s population grows by approximately four million, a figure that will only rise due to the geometric nature of population increase. This alarming trend underscores the urgent need for strategic interventions to curb fertility rates and harness the nation’s demographic dividend. Population growth in Nigeria is driven by a persistently high fertility rate, … Read more

In a landmark move aimed at addressing the rising issue of paternity fraud, Nigeria has introduced Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology, a cutting-edge solution that vastly improves the accuracy of DNA testing. This initiative, the first of its kind in Nigeria and West Africa, is led by OncoGenomics Laboratory in collaboration with Karygene and ISN Medical. … Read more

The Federal Government and the Adamawa State Government have formalised an agreement to transform Cottage Hospital Hong and General Hospital Mubi into Federal Medical Centres through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). At the MoU signing event, the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, described the initiative as a … Read more

Hanoi authorities say more than two thirds of the poisonous smog that blankets Vietnam’s capital is caused by petrol vehicles, and officials have ordered that a quarter of two-wheelers across the country must be electric by 2030. Photo: Nhac NGUYEN / AFPSource: AFP In Vietnam’s heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung … Read more

Chairman, Abia State House of Assembly Committee on Environment and Urban Renewal, Kalu Nwoke has told residents of the state that people’s environment impacts their health and wellness.Nwoke made the comment while speaking to LEADERSHIP after monitoring the state’s November monthly environmental sanitation exercise in some strategic locations in the capital, Umuahia, last Saturday. His … Read more

Thousands took to the streets in Seoul after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law. Photo: Anthony WALLACE / AFPSource: AFP South Korean stocks sank more than two percent Wednesday while the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk Yeol dramatically declared martial law overnight before reversing the decision hours … Read more

Apex Igbo social-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has commenced moves to have an emergency meeting over crucial issues attempting to tear the body apart. Imeobi, the highest decision making organ and the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the body will take decisions on crucial matters affecting the Igbo organisation during the meeting. Our investigations revealed that … Read more

Experts have called for enhanced surveillance systems, sustained funding, and effective collaboration across health, agriculture, and environmental sectors to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).They warned that failing to address AMR could derail progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at the Step-down Training Programme on Media-EIS Tracks and AMR in Abuja, organised for members … Read more