Helen Oji

Nigeria

Writer at The Guardian (Nigeria)

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Permanent secretary urges directors to ensure effective service delivery - Blueprint Newspapers Limited

1 week ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

The permanent secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Daju Kachollom, has urged directors in the ministry to ensure effective service delivery within the health sector to the Nigerian populace. Kachollom stated this Thursday during a retreat for directors in Enugu state, noting that the retreat was critical to achieving the mandate of the ministry, as well as ensuring purposeful succession plan to sustain the ministry’s current achievements.
Minister calls for synergy to strengthen healthcare

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, Wednesday, stated the need for collective efforts to strengthen healthcare regulation and leadership in Africa. He stated this while speaking at a workshop of the Association of Medical Council of Africa in Abuja and added that the workshop speaks to our collective resolve and the pressing issues we must address to strengthen healthcare regulation and leadership as the bedrock of sustainable health systems.
End maternal, newborn deaths, WHO tells govts, stakeholders

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments, donors and communities to increase efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and prioritise the longer-term health and well-being of women and children. The WHO Country Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, stated this while speaking to journalists Monday during the Walk- the -Talk Awareness Walk in commemoration of the World Health Day.
NHIA moves to eliminate delay in healthcare delivery

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has taken steps to checkmate delays in health care delivery. A statement issued Monday in Abuja by acting director of Information and Public Relations, Emma Ononokpono, said the NHIA in fulfillment of its regulatory role, has directed all its stakeholders on steps aimed at reducing delays in accessing services and ensuring that enrollees receive quality services.
Stakeholders demand transparency in addressing climate change

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

As Nigeria enters the second stage of creating its measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) framework, experts have reiterated the importance of openness, calling it a beacon of hope that can inspire climate action among rural people across the country.
FG commits to operationalise climate fund, green investment strategy

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to operationalizing the Climate Change Fund (CCF). Edun made this disclosure with the Director-General of the Nigeria Climate Change Council (NCCC), Nkiruka Madueke, on Monday in Abuja to make efforts to align climate finance with Nigeria’s broader economic strategy.
WHD: Africa needs significant progress in maternal mortality – WHO - Blueprint Newspapers Limited

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

The African region has made progress in reducing maternal mortality since 2000, but the pace of change remains slow, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. It said despite a 40% decline in maternal deaths, the region still accounts for 70% of global maternal mortality. To reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target of fewer than 70 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030, the region needs a significant acceleration in progress.
Recommendations on health regulatory agency ‘ll be adopted, FG assures

3 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

The federal government Thursday gave an assurance that the report and recommendations of the committee on the establishment of National Healthcare Facility Regulatory Agency (NHFRA) would be studied and adopted. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, stated this in Abuja when the committee given the mandate to provide a framework for the establishment of a NHFRA submitted its report to the ministry.
Dangote Cement, BUA defy FX crisis, grow valuation by 164% in five years

3 weeks ago | guardian.ng | Helen Oji

Amid the harsh operating environment, the combined valuation of Dangote Cement and BUA Cement surged by 163.7 per cent between 2020 and 2025. Despite a turbulent macroeconomic environment marked by a depreciating naira, high inflation and rising production costs, the cement giants have not only weathered the storm but have also thrived, reinforcing their dominance in the Nigerian and West African markets.
Afrik set to revolutionise Africa’s economic landscape - Blueprint Newspapers Limited

3 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Helen Oji

Afrik, a groundbreaking decentralized finance platform, is poised to reshape Africa’s economic landscape by accelerating the continent’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The platform will be showcased at the upcoming Global Artificial Intelligence Summit in Rwanda, hosted by President H.E. Paul Kagame and the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR).