By Yejide Gbenga-Ogundare Dehydration refers to a situation where you lose more water than you take in and the body consequently finds it harder to do some basic jobs like keeping the temperature steady and clearing out waste. Humans lose water through sweat, tears and every time they visit the bathroom as well as when they breathe; hot weather, exercise and sickness can knock you off balance. This loss is replenished when we drink and eat. More than half the body weight comes from water. So if your levels are off, it can show up in a surprising number of…
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The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Review has received proposals for the creation of 31 new states across the federation. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker, who presided over Thursday’s plenary session, read the committee’s letter detailing the proposed states. The letter read: “This is to inform members that the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered), has received legislative proposals for the creation of states and local governments in the following order:” If approved, Nigeria’s number of states will increase from 36 to 67. South-South Obolo State…
President approves new retirement age for doctors, healthcare workersPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. Dr Mannir Bature, National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bature said the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has been directed to formally present the approval to the Council on Establishment through the Office of the Head of Service for finalisation. He said the policy shift was conveyed by Pate during a high-level meeting…
By Shadrach Okon The government of Akwa Ibom State under the leadership of Pastor Umo Bassey Eno spent a total sum of N270.1million for furniture items comprising, television sets, refrigerators, Air-conditioners and cupboards in 2024 fiscal year. This was revealed in the 2024 budget performance report published by the state government. A break down of the 2024, budget performance report which covers government expenditures for the first and second quarter(January to September) of 2024 fiscal year, reveals that Akwa Ibom State Government spent the sum of N215.135milion to purchase Safes/File Cabinets/ Cupboards, while the sum of 20 million was spent…
By Nseabasi S. J. King We all seem to be concerned lately, the world over. Ethiopia’s Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus is deeply concerned with funding pause, as the newly sworn-in President of the United States pulls his country away from the World Health Organisation (WHO). He thinks this decision can reverse the gains of many years in public health globally and increase the risk of infections, illnesses, and deaths for over 30 million people in low and middle income countries. While on the flipside, the 47th President of the United States (POTUS), Donald Joseph Trump, is greatly concerned not for the…
A State High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday, sentenced a Uniuyo professor to three years in prison for perjury and publishing false election results. Mr Uduk, a professor of Human Kinetics at the University of Uyo, was prosecuted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on charges of perjury and announcing and publishing false results during the 2019 general elections in Essien Udim State Constituency, where he served as the returning officer. The court also fined the professor a N100,000. His conviction and sentencing came four years after his colleague, Peter Ogban, a professor of Soil Science…
The founder and chancellor of the Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has said that Nigerian doctors and nurses are leaving the country because the emoluments paid to them in Naira is much less than what cleaners in hospitals in overseas earn. Babalola stated this at the induction ceremony of the newly qualified Medical Doctors by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) held at the University campus. He appealed to government to increase the salaries of doctors and ensure prompt payment, to reduce the influx of medical personnel abroad. “The reason why many Nigerian…
By Shadrach Okon Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA), has announced plans to launch Waste Management Clubs across all secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. The Chairman of Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA), Obong Prince Ikim, PhD dropped the hint in Uyo during a press conference to celebrate the winners of AKSEPWMA holiday essay competition in Akwa Ibom State. According to Prince Ikim: “we will launch waste management clubs in secondary schools in the state as part of our effort to shape the future of our young leaders; this will further…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.334tn for the commencement of the Calabar and Akwa Ibom session of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. This was disclosed by the Minister of Works, Engineer Dave Umahi, after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Umahi said while the Section one and Section two of the Coastal Highway is ongoing in Lagos and Ogun state, the President has directed that work should begin on the Calabar and Akwa Ibom session. He said, “We have the Lagos-calabar coastal highway, Mr President graciously directed that while the sections one and two…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit that is seeking to compel the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against him over alleged rights violations. The suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1334/2024, was brought before the court by a legal practitioner, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje. The plaintiff, in his suit that has the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, as the 2nd defendant, is seeking six principal reliefs from the court. He urged the court to declare that alleged persistent suppression of peaceful protests organised by Nigerian citizens, by…