Chioma Umeha

    Pharm Ahmed Yakasai, the Founder and CEO, Pharmaplus Nigeria Limited   Pharmaplus Nigeria Limited has restated its commitment to excellence, innovation, and healthcare advancement towards the betterment of healthcare services in Nigeria and across as the company marks its 31 st anniversary. Speaking on the strides of Pharmaplus Nigeria Limited, Pharm Ahmed Yakasai, the Founder and CEO of the company said it is committed to enhancing the standards of delivering high-quality pharmaceutical products and services. Yakasai said Pharmaplus Nigeria was established in 1992 and has just celebrated its 31st anniversary.  Further, the Founder of the company assured of steady expansion of its quality offerings which include medical and diagnostics consumables as well as hospital equipment. Yakasai, also the former President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) spoke in a statement made available to Independent Newspapers and thanked its numerous clients. The statement partly

  Enabulele, immediate Past President, World Medical Association (WMA) Dr. Osahon Enabulele, the immediate Past President of the World Medical Association (WMA), has taken a moment to reflect on the past year and acknowledge the profound challenges of inequalities and inequities experienced at local, national, and global levels. The year 2023 witnessed a distressing widening of these disparities, leaving a lasting impact not only on Edo, Dr. Enabulele's birth state, but also on the entire nation of Nigeria, he said. Enabulele noted, “The outgone year, 2023, was undoubtedly a very challenging one locally, nationally, and globally, with the resultant widening of inequalities and inequities, and with Edo, my birth State, and Nigeria, my country, having their fair share of these challenges.” He made the statement in his New Year message entitled ‘Welcome To The Year.’ Further, he tasked everyone, “As we begin a new year, we would all have to work hard to address these increasing

Indications have emerged that the reduction educt in the War Risk insurance premium in Nigeria may be reversed owing to recent trends in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). A report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) showed that there has been an increase in the number of reported pirate attacks in the Gulf.  Nigeria which was among the eight countries comprising the states in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG),  including Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo facing piracy challenges was delisted from the IMB list of piracy-prone countries in March 2022. The Gulf of Guinea is the Northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, North and West to Cape Palmas in Liberia.  It has a Regional Office based in Abidjan. For decades the region has been engulfed in a flux of piracy. From time to time vessels coming into the region have had to be hijacked, the crew members kidnapped for ransom and crude oil and other valuables stolen. Subseque

  Nigeria has reaped  huge gains of youths empowerment from the GenU 9JA public-private-youth partnership platform initiatives, according to stakeholders. A comprehensive meeting was held, bringing together key players from the private sector, including prominent companies such as IHS Towers, Microsoft, Airtel, Unilever, ATC, Jobberman, Cisco, and MTN, as well as government representatives, youth participants, development partners, and UNICEF officials.  A statement signed by Blessing Ejiofor, Communication Officer, UNICEF Nigeria, noted, that the purpose of the meeting was to evaluate the advancements achieved in 2023 through the GenU 9JA public-private-youth partnership platform. GenU 9JA has been a cornerstone in addressing the digital and skills gaps, as well as amplifying the voices of millions of young people in an endeavor to support their transition from learning to earning.  With the current education crisis in Nigeria, this partnership has markedly enhanced digital access, l

Some participants, mainly young people during the celebration of World Children's Day on Monday. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported that Nigeria is facing severe climate challenges securing second place as highly susceptible country worldwide for children's exposure to climate change, with over 110 million children at risk. UNICEF disclosed the report as Nigeria joined the celebration of the World Children's Day on Monday which focuses on child rights amidst the escalating climate crisis.  Events across the country saw children from various regions, including Abuja, Kano, Lagos, Enugu, Sokoto, and Maiduguri, leading discussions on the significant impact of climate change on their lives and futures. The discussions covered various critical issues, including the direct health impacts of climate change on children, such as increased physical dangers, waterborne diseases, and malnutrition. The event also shed light on the alarming rate of child displ

Education Powerful Tool To Tackle Ignorance, Injustice - UNUAN President, Agha UNAN President, Joan Agha (m); UNAN's Vice President, Mrs. Ijeoma Nweke ( Left), and others at the commemoration of the 78th Day United Nations (UN) Day at the Russel International School, Victoria Garden City, Lekki, Lagos, recently. The United Nations Association of Nigeria (UNAN), a civil society arm of the United Nations has identified education as a critical tool to combat ignorance, prejudice, and injustice for impact in Nigerian communities and abroad. The Association made the call in a statement in Lagos in commemoration of the 78th Day United Nations (UN) Day at the Russel International School, Victoria Garden City, Lekki, Lagos. UNAN's President, Joan Agha, said in the statement that her Association organised the forum to create awareness among youths on what the United Nations Day is all about. Agha noted that education empowers individuals to make a positive impact on the communities and

Dr.Osahon Enabulele, Immediate Past President, World Medical Association (WMA) Dr.Osahon Enabulele, the Immediate Past President of the World Medical Association (WMA), is scheduled to deliver the Keynote address at this year's Physicians' Week of the Nigerian Medical Association. The keynote address of the Immediate Past President of WMA billed to be delivered on Tuesday, October 24, is expected to focus on the theme of the 2023 Physicians' Week: " This is our chance to get it right in the health sector." This year's national opening ceremony of the Physicians' Week is being hosted in Umuahia, Abia State, by the Abia State branch of NMA. The Physicians' Week is a week dedicated to physicians and the work they do. It also affords physicians an opportunity to interact with members of society and to undertake their Corporate Social Responsibilities. A statement personally signed by Dr Enabulele, who is also a Past President of the Nigerian Medical Associ