By JKNewsMedia TOBACCO CONSUMPTION continues to wreak havoc on public health and the environment in Nigeria, with over 26,800 deaths annually and countless others suffering from diseases such as cancer and chronic respiratory conditions. Despite this grave reality, funding allocated to combat these challenges remains grossly inadequate, promp...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FATALITIES AT an illegal mining site in the Gashaka-Gumti National Park, spanning Taraba and Adamawa states, have intensified demands for enforcement against unauthorized mining in Nigeria. About 30 miners are presumed dead following the collapse of the pit on November 6 in Buffa, a zone now under sc...