By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Competition and Consumers Protection Commission (FCCPC) has urged stakeholders in the production and distribution sectors to help combat price fixing and other unethical practices. FCCPC head, Mr. Tunji Bello, made this appeal during a town-hall meeting in Lagos, attended by leaders from ...
By Joke Kujenya THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) continues to push for a world free from malaria. A major goal set by WHO’s “Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030” aims to eliminate malaria in at least 30 countries by 2030. Achieving this involves intense efforts to stop indigenous malaria transmission. WHO certifies c...
By Joke Kujenya THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a massive haul of 31,124,600 tramadol pills (225mg) and bottles of codeine-based syrup worth over N17.9 billion. These seizures were made at the Port Harcourt Port Complex in Onne, Rivers State, and the Tincan seaport in Lagos. Acting on intelligence, the NDLEA, in [&h...
By Joke Kujenya THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on nursing mothers to prioritize breastfeeding, highlighting its vital role in safeguarding newborns’ health and reducing the risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC, emphasized the impor...
JOURNALIST JOKE KUJENYA recounts how an unexpected allergic reaction brought her to the brink of death. Between 11:30 pm on Tuesday, March 19, and 3:40 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, Kujenya remembers experiencing a complete shutdown of her senses. Thanks to her daughters, health officials, and praying friends, she survived what could have b...
Here is Musa’s story showing the human face of the broader issue of brain health and access to neurological medicines, reports JOKE KUJENYA IT WAS midday at his high school. It wasn’t up to thirty minutes after young Musa Adamu, a JSS3 student ran out of his classrooms with his peers onto the field to […]
By Joke Kujenya YOUNG ADAMU’s laughter filled the house until a high fever and red rash signaled a severe case of measles. His not-very educated parents, deeply worried, swiftly sought help at the local health center. The diagnosis was grim, but their determination was stronger. Adamu’s mother, Amina, meticulously followed the doct...
By Joke Kujenya UP TILL RECENTLY, Nnena Francis, a vibrant 60-year-old retired teacher, had always led an active lifestyle. She recounts how she often enjoyed gardening, dancing, and playing with her grandchildren. However, over the years, as she narrated to JKNewsMedia, she said she had neglected her diet and often skipped meals and relying o...
By Joke Kujenya OVERWHELMED WITH shock and grief, Princess Antonia Emiko, mother of Prince Alex Timileyin, the Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) student who was allegedly beaten to death by his peers, has tragically fallen into a coma. This heart-wrenching development was shared by an Itsekiri activist ‘Lord of Warri’ via his X handle, as he [&h...
By Joke Kujenya THERE’S GREEN shift. Jonathan P. Caulkins, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, couldn’t ignore the numbers staring back at him from his research. He notes that Americans, for the first time in history, are choosing cannabis over alcohol for their daily consumption. This worrisome trend was detailed in his latest st...
