Health
LAAF Hosts International Webinar on Men’s Mental Health
The event, scheduled for February 1, 2025, will take place virtually on Zoom, accommodating participants from diverse time zones (10am CST, 11am EST, 5pm WAT).

The Life After Abuse Foundation (LAAF) is hosting a pivotal event to advance the global discourse on men’s mental health.
This high-level gathering convenes international stakeholders, thought leaders, and experts to address the pressing mental health issues affecting men worldwide.
The event, scheduled for February 1, 2025, will take place virtually on Zoom, accommodating participants from diverse time zones (10am CST, 11am EST, 5pm WAT).
This assembly boasts an impressive lineup of speakers, including Domenico Vito, Chair of the Health & Climate Committee at the Rotary Club of Social Entrepreneurs;
Diondré Johnson, renowned Fatherhood/Mental Health Champion; Lawrence DeMarco, Executive Manager at the International Council for Men and Boys; Sivam Velautham,
President of Voices of Men 360; and Halima Layeni, a prominent Global Voice for Men’s Mental Health. Facilitating the discussions are esteemed experts: Glory Livingstone,
Founder of Mental Health Africa; Dare Asobele, Founder of the Anti-Suicide and Prevention Squad; Jide Ogunleye,
President of the Rotary Club of Omole; Idris Mubarak,
Digital Development Advocate; and Jecinta Egbim, representing Friends Advocating for Mental Health.
The event focuses on implementing strategies to address systemic inequities in men’s mental health, promoting universal access, and culturally responsive care.
By convening global stakeholders, the assembly aims to identify key challenges, showcase innovative solutions, foster collaborations, and develop actionable recommendations for policymakers, organizations, and individuals.
Participation in this event is crucial for anyone invested in advancing men’s mental health support, solutions, and action.
Health
ESUT inducts 70 graduates into nursing profession
The induction ceremony was conducted by the Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Alhaji Alhassan Ndagi, formally ushering the graduates into the noble healthcare profession.

The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), yesterday, inducted 70 pioneer graduates of its Department of Nursing Sciences into the nursing profession.
The induction ceremony was conducted by the Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Alhaji Alhassan Ndagi, formally ushering the graduates into the noble healthcare profession.
This was even as the elated inductees, who began their academic journey in 2018 without accreditation for the programme, heaped praises on the Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, for the decisive action and strategic intervention, acknowledging that without the governor’s timely support and provision of the facilities necessary for accreditation, their dreams might have ended in frustration.
The Chairman of the occasion and Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr Yomi Jaye, described the event as a celebration of vision, resilience, and political will.
He recounted how the students had been plunged into despair following years of delay due to the lack of accreditation until Mbah assumed office and swiftly ensured the programme met the standards required by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the NMCN.
He said: “At the beginning of this administration, we were saddled with the task of strengthening our nursing and medical education.
We carried out a baseline assessment of all the institutions and discovered there was no accreditation for 19 years. We approached the NUC and the Nursing Council.
The governor backed us with all the necessary resources, and we worked alongside the university day and night. They didn’t just accredit them, they also indexed the backlog.”
Health
Six million donkeys slaughtered yearly for Chinese medicine – Report
It is driven by an increase in China’s production of ejiao – a product marketed as a health supplement that uses collagen from donkey skins – which is a $6.8-billion industry, according to China-based research firm Qianzhan.

(AFP): Almost six million donkeys are slaughtered annually for Chinese medicine, with severe knock-on effects for African villagers who rely on the animals, a UK-based charity said on Thursday.
It is driven by an increase in China’s production of ejiao – a product marketed as a health supplement that uses collagen from donkey skins – which is a $6.8-billion industry, according to China-based research firm Qianzhan.
China, whose donkey population has plummeted from 11 million in 1992 to 1.5 million in 2023, has turned to Africa to meet its demand.
With donkey populations falling, the African Union issued a 15-year moratorium on donkey slaughter last year.
UK-based charity The Donkey Sanctuary said, “the ejiao industry drives a massive global trade in donkey skins, much of it illegal”.
It said around 5.9 million donkeys were killed worldwide last year.
The ejiao trade is expected to require at least 6.8 million donkey skins by 2027. The rising value of donkeys means they have increasingly become targets for criminals.
Business
Lagos State Enforcement Team Busts Illegal Abattoir in Agege, Arrests Operators

The Lagos State enforcement squad of the MOE&WR led by KAI operatives on Wednesday burst an illegal abbatoir which was being operated at a private residence at Succo road directly opposite the RRS Barracks and LASTMA Yard in Oko Oba, Agege, arresting some of those found slaughtering animals for public consumption in the location.
The operation followed a tip-off from a whistle blower.

“The enforcement team said, the contaminated meat from cows and goats have been confiscated to prevent it from entering the food chain”.
“This action of the operators of the abbatoir is in defiance of the closure of the Oko Oba Abbatoir and poses great health dangers and environmental risks to the law abiding residents of the area”.
“We need to make it clear that such disregard for public health and sanitation will not be tolerated in Lagos State” .
“Every Government’s primary responsibility is the protection of lives and properties and we will not shirk that responsbbility.”
“We will continue to ensure that only safe and approved public facilities are allowed to operate within our communities.”the statement reads.
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