Health

Drug Tests For Nigerian Politicians And Their Aides

In Nigeria, we always ask the question, “Are you on drugs?” when someone behaves in a way inconsistent with accepted social and human standards....

Double Standards In The Drug War: NDLEA Cast Into Shadows By Excessive Pardons

When President Tinubu recently granted clemency to 175 convicts — including over 40 illegal miners, around 28 drug traffickers, and several murderers — public...

Kwashiorkor Returns With Renewed Hopelessness

The deadly kwashiorkor disease that was so much associated with the Biafra war has made a return to peacetime Nigeria. It was not a pretty...

My Dear Nigerians, Ebola is Here, Do Not Trivialize This

There is a tendency in this country called Nigeria for us to trivialize everything. When a serious issue comes up and gets widespread attention, instead of attaching the importance that it demands to it, we look for a way to turn it into a joke...

An Embarrassing Healthcare System

Of all the roadblocks that exist in the Nigerian healthcare system, disharmony and rivalry among health professionals is the biggest challenge. Doctors care more about remuneration than healthcare reforms...

Nutrition: South-East and South-South endangered by pollution

Malnutrition is widespread in the South-East and South-South zones of Nigeria. Observations are that malaria, anemia and other epidemics are prevalent in the provinces...

Is Something Wrong Or You Are Just Wrong That Something Is Wrong?

Whether you are a pastor, soldier, business man or woman, politician, journalist, whatever you do for a living, you'd better take some time to rest. If you don’t, doctors will keep on digging into your body...

Memo To Dr. Jonathan On Healthcare

Research has shown that there is a strong correlation between health of a nation’s citizens and its development and this is neither a myth nor fallacy. If we must experience economic growth, the Nigerian government must take the health of its citizens seriously...

Comprehensive Health Centres: Lagos State and Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria

Nigerian governments, over the years, have voted barely single digits of our budgets to health contrary to international recommendations and the requirements of the World Health Organisation...

Policies hampering Nigeria from eradicating malaria

There were sanitary inspectors in the 70s and 80s and early 90s. But from the middle of the 90s to date, things went awry. Substandard drugs replaced the
sanitary inspectors...

The Role of Health Care in Socio-Economic Development of Nigeria

Nigeria is a nation rich in natural resources and earthly beauty. However, there are a number of issues blocking its socio-economic growth and development. Chief among these issues are the problems of healthcare and unemployment...

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An Open Letter to the U.S. Secretary of State, Madam Hilary Rodham Clinton

Madam Secretary, the people of the Niger Delta will be immensely grateful to you, President Obama, and the good people of the United States, if the U.S. government would intervene to ensure that the oil companies stop flaring gas in the Niger Delta, replace dilapidated pipes, be proactive about oil spills, and embark on remedial measures to restore the oil-ravaged rivers of the Niger Delta...

Hon. Pat Obahiagbon: A Verbal Contortionist and Bombastic Patriot

Representative Pat Obahiagbon has much to say and a very interesting way of saying that which he has to say. He is in love with words...

Buhari and the Angry Puritans

Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari is one of the most...

Is Goodluck Jonathan Sincere Enough?

Dr. Jonathan has been given the opportunity by Nigerians and a coalition of civil society group to write his name in gold. He should not allow the enemies of Nigeria to tarnish his image and reputation...

Gender Roles in African Relationships

He told me an African woman is not worth visiting if she can't cook… yet he himself can't cook, and he wouldn't cook even if he could. His "shopping list" for a potential mate is one who will take care of him just as his mom took care of his dad, but one who is also financially independent...

The Hard Life of a Fat Cat

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Osun, COVID-19 palliatives and Nigeria’s unpolished politics

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Does Little Miss Precious Trust Me?

I once heard in the mouth of a trusted friend that "expectation is the mother of all disappointments" and the lesson sank in well for I had reneged on an earlier promise I had made...

Beginnings with Philately…

My country and our men and women have a passion for football. Even the kids. And that is why I sometimes wonder why the postage stamp on my snail mail ignites an interest more profound than the squabbles with our FA and its leadership...

Insecurity: Again, how did we get to this pass? (1)

The roots of the current crisis stretch deep into...