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Health professionals have emphasised the need for a systematic approach to understanding and addressing barriers to effective and quality implementation of health interventions, strategies and policies. They noted that African health systems must strengthen their capacity to understand and solve their implementation challenges, ensuring that life-saving innovations are not just available, but accessible, acceptable, and effectively used. They made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a two-day meeting organised by the Academy for Health Development, held as part of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Saving Consortium project dissemination and South–South collaboration workshop on implementation research for…

Nigeria’s Nathaniel Ezekiel is poised for a landmark moment in collegiate athletics after being named a finalist for the Bowerman Award, the most prestigious individual honour in United States college track and field, which will be presented on Friday morning (today) in Grapevine, Texas, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ezekiel, the reigning NCAA outdoor 400mH champion, is the first athlete from Baylor University to reach the final three for the award, often described as track and field’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. The ceremony will take place at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Centre and will be streamed live by…

The year 2025 will go down as the year Nigerian social media exploded into a riot of drama, raw genius, and glorious chaos — proving once again why it’s the internet’s fiercest, most addictive arena. One day, a flirty nickname has millions swooning in viral skits; the next, a banger dance packs dancefloors from Lagos clubs to village weddings, while random creators morph into overnight superstars. These electric moments didn’t just trend — they hijacked our slang, ignited mega beefs, and spun everyday Naija vibes into timeless cultural fire. Across TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube, Nigerians laughed, argued, mourned, and…

As Nigeria’s laws are still playing catch-up in a world that has gone digital, lawmakers and digital rights experts are calling for urgent updates to the country’s “analog” laws to protect citizens, safeguard minors, and balance national security with human rights in the online space, writes Onozure Dania AS Nigeria struggles toward a fully digital future, lawmakers are raising urgent calls to modernise the country’s legal framework to protect citizens online. At a two-day legislative retreat in Lagos, experts, civil society actors, and federal legislators gathered to chart a path for digital rights laws that balance innovation, security, and human…

The recent surge in privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash may be driven more by capital rotation than a sustained structural bull trend, said Real Vision founder and macro investor Raoul Pal.“Do I need that asset to say I was in earliest? I don’t really,” Pal told Kevin Follonier on the “When Shift Happens” podcast published on Thursday.The privacy-focused token Zcash (ZEC) has seen significant gains this year, but Pal said it is still too early to say whether its rally represents the beginning of a broader uptrend. “We can’t prove it until the whole market goes up and it continues to trend and…

Being Charlie executive producer Douglas Shaffer opened up about Nick Reiner’s behavior on set of the 2015 film, claiming he seemed like a “gentle guy.” In a new interview with People published on Thursday, December 18, Shaffer recalled his experience with Reiner, 32, at the time, noting that nothing seemed amiss with his demeanour at the time. “From my interactions with Nick, he seemed like a gentle guy,” Shaffer told the outlet. Nick, who battled addiction and entered rehab from age 15 onwards 17 times before the film was released, cowrote Being Charlie, inspired by his struggles. The movie also…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) said 775 police officers have been promoted to various ranks. The commission, in a statement posted on Facebook Thursday evening, said the promotion followed “rigorous written examinations and oral interviews.” The commission’s head of protocols and public affairs, Torty Kalu, stated that the exercise, coordinated by the PSC’s chairperson, Hashimu Argungu, was completed on 17 December in Abuja. The list includes a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIG), and 13 Commissioners of Police (CP), 30 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP), 51 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP), 542 Chief Superintendent of…

The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development says it has begun disciplined digital practice to end paper-based processes within the ministry. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, said this during the launching of the “Enterprise Content Management system (ECMS)” in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the achievement will eliminate manual bottleneck, shorten approval cycles, and strengthen services delivery across all units of the ministry. “For the country as a whole, this unified platform also guarantees national sovereignty of our digital infrastructure. From this point forward, the era of paper-based processing within this Ministry must give way…

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with Late President Muhammadu Buhari [PHOTO CREDIT: Professor Yemi Osinbajo]When Muhammadu Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo assumed office as Nigeria’s President and Vice President in May 2015, their partnership evolved into one of the most stable and institutionally coherent relationships in Nigeria’s democratic history. Across two full terms, President Buhari repeatedly demonstrated — through words, actions, and formal delegation of authority — his confidence in Osinbajo’s intellect, loyalty, and leadership capacity. This record matters, not as political sentiment, but as evidence. Trust Tested: Osinbajo as Acting President One of the earliest and clearest demonstrations of…

At just 17 years old in 2018, Sheituna Saani, from Kwaranyi in Niger State, was forced out of school and married off by her parents. Like many girls in her community, marriage came with early pregnancy. In her village, childbirth is handled almost entirely by traditional birth attendants because the nearest hospital is nearly 50 minutes away from where they call home. Although her first two deliveries were far from easy, the fourth pregnancy turned her life into chaos. Mrs Saani experienced excruciating labour for three days under the care of the local birth attendant, unaware that her baby was…