By Esther Ososanya Once considered a harmless refreshment, Nigeria’s addiction to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is spiralling into a national emergency. Experts now claim that sugar-sweetened beverages are now fuelling non-communicable diseases (NCDs), draining household incomes, and threatening public health. “Our streets are becoming graveyards and our hospitals, overcrowded waiting rooms,” said Akinbode Oluwafemi, Executive Director of Corporate …
By Esther Ososanya As the world marks the 2025 World Day for Child Protection Professionals (July 7), a growing but largely invisible crisis is quietly shaping the futures of Nigerian children: emotional neglect in the age of distracted parenting. While global conversations around child abuse often centre on physical violence or poverty, experts say the …
By Esther Ososanya Global health groups demand financial accountability, stronger laws to counter rising nicotine products As tobacco-related deaths climb past eight million globally each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO), along with global public health experts, is demanding decisive action from governments to counter industry influence and curb new nicotine-driven marketing strategies. The latest …
By Ubong Usoro Recently, there's been a lot of buzz about how people can make money from the condensed water that drips from air conditioning units. On social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), you've probably seen posts declaring, “AC water can change your life.” Some claim you can harvest this water and make millions …
By Ubong Usoro The Federal Ministry of Environment, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has celebrated the 2025 World Environment Day in Abuja with the theme 'Ending Plastic Pollution'. World Environment Day is celebrated yearly on June 5th to raise awareness and mobilise action for environmental protection and climate change …
