Tuberculosis Kills 1 Person Every 5 Minutes in Nigeria – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that tuberculosis (TB) kills one person every five minutes in Nigeria, despite being a curable disease. The national programme officer for TB, WHO, Dr Amos Omoniyi, who stated this in Abuja, said in 2022, Africa region reported approximately 2.4 million cases of TB, with Nigeria contributing 479,000 cases (19 per cent), adding that out of the 424,000 TB-related deaths in Africa same year, 97,900 (23 per cent) occurred in Nigeria.
Leadership: Tuberculosis Kills 1 Person Every 5 Minutes In Nigeria – WHO March 27, 2024
Environment
Global
The Earth is spinning so fast that it will soon lose a second
The changing rotation of the Earth threatens to upend our perception of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way, but only for a second. For the first time in history, timekeepers around the world may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years, because the planet is spinning a little faster than before. Clocks may need to skip a second – called a ” negative leap second” – around 2029, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
African News: The Earth is spinning so fast that it will soon lose a second March 28, 2024
Food
Global
783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says
The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The U.N. Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food waste by 2030.
African News: 783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UN says March 28, 2024
Politics
Togo
Togo’s opposition rejects constitutional reform, calls for protests
Activists and opposition leaders in Togo called on Wednesday (Mar. 27) for protests to stop the country’s president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could see Faure Gnassingbé extend his rule. The constitution, which was passed by the country’s lawmakers earlier this week but now awaits President Faure Gnassingbé’s final approval, grants parliament the power to choose the president, doing away with direct elections. This makes it likely that Gnassingbé would be re-elected when his mandate expires in 2025.
African News: Togo’s opposition rejects constitutional reform, calls for protests March 28, 2024
