Tag: Hivaids
Benue ranks 9th in HIV/AIDS prevalence – Ortom
Mrs Eunice Ortom, wife of Benue State Governor, on Sunday, said that the state was now ranked ninth in the…
Cancer And Ambode’s Birthday Wish
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The world is grappling with many challenges. Terrorism has heightened the fear of insecurity across the globe. Globally,…
3.2m Nigerians Live With HIV
The Society for Family Health says more than 3.2 million Nigerians are still living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).…
Anti-HIV Drug Discovered
A daily pill that can dramatically cut a person’s risk of contracting HIV has been discovered. Results of a major…
Achieving A HIV/AIDS-Free Generation
By Rasak Musbau In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) instituted December 1 every year as World AIDS Day. The…
Signing Anti-Stigma Bill Into Law
Despite the massive public enlightenment, it is distressing that HIV/AIDS victims are still being stigmatised in the country. It thus,…
Wyclef, Chidinma Record Anti-HIV Single
Funsho Arogundade Haiti-American singer, songwriter and music producer, Wyclef Jean, has recorded an African version of a HIV awareness song with Nigeria’s…
Leke Pitan Joins Lagos Gov Race
Jamiu Yisa Ahead of the Lagos governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Leke Pitan on Tuesday formally…
HIV/AIDS Patients Shut NACA In Protest
Hundreds of HIV/AIDS positive patients besieged the Abuja office of the National Agency for Control of Aids, NACA, on Monday…
Brain Partners Tunde Kelani To Fight HIV/AIDS
Daniels Ekugo Rap artist Brain, is teaming up with ace movie director Tunde Kelani to produce the visual for his…
Ebola: Kumuyi Cancels National Youth Summit
Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life…
Hepatitis: Asymptomatic But Deadly
There is so much awareness about HIV/AIDS but in Nigeria, the majority of the people do not know much about…
Cervical Cancer Kills 26 Women In Nigeria Daily — WHO
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo At least 26 women die of cervical cancer daily in Nigeria, a new World Health Organisation, WHO study…
Meet ‘Mr Nigeria 2014’
Emmanuel Ikubese, was on Saturday night crowned ‘Mr Nigeria 2014″ at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos.…
Getting Children Back To School
By Bilikis Bakare In the midst of current obscene display of opulence and grandeur in which some Nigerians own private…
Nigeria’s MDG Score Card
By John Tosin Ajiboye The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were established after the Millennium…
Gender Equality: Ogun Keeps Faith With MDGs
By Sakirudeen Bashiru The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were drawn in 2000 to galvanize the efforts of about 193 countries…
Ibadan Toy: Why The U.S.?
By Olawale Salau The end of year 2013 was an open letter season in Nigeria. It is pertinent that we…
HIV infections plummet since 2001 says UNAIDS
New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children, the United Nations…
Another Good Reason To Use Condom
It’s not just the gut that benefits from friendly bacteria, a person’s more intimate regions do too – and condoms…
Curbing Hepatitis B Scourge
On Sunday, 28 July, 2013, many countries across the world celebrated the World Hepatitis Day. The disease that is most…
Hepatitis: The Silent Killer
By Bilikis Bakare To most Nigerians, HIV/AIDS is the most deadly disease in the world. But perhaps one of the…
Lagos Flagship Primary Health Centres Initiative
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The Lagos State government is presently pursuing a programme geared towards revamping primary health care, in order…
AIDS Scientists express hope for cure
People living with HIV/AIDS.[/caption With Nigerian children rated as the most AIDS infected in the world, this news from Malaysia…
Caring For Orphans And Vulnerable Children
By Bilikis Bakare In traditional African society, the word orphan was alien because children who lost one or both parents…
Road To Achieving Zero New HIV Infection
By Rasak Musbau When AIDS emerged from the shadows three decades ago, few people could predict how the epidemic would…
HIV/AIDS Threatens Nigeria’s Future
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Executive Director, Centre for Population and Environmental Development, Professor Andrew Onokerhoraye, has said that the rate…
High incidents of stroke alarm doctor
A Nigerian consultant neurologist, Dr Francis Ojini, has expressed concern over the increasing cases of stroke among middle age and…
Alleged HIV/AIDS Breakthrough: UNIBEN Disowns Don
Authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), have disowned the Dean of School of Basic Medical Sciences of the University,…
UNIBEN Unveils New Cure For HIV/AIDS
Professor Isaiah Ibeh of the University of Benin, on Tuesday announced the development of a new drug that can cure…