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JUST IN: Nigeria Ranks 103 Among 121 Countries On Global Hunger Index

[/quote]Nigeria ranked 103rd out of 121 countries in the 2022 World Hunger Index. This means that the country "is facing severe hunger".

The World Hunger Index was jointly published by Germany-based Welthungerhilfe and Dublin-based Concern Worldwide on Friday 14 October 2022.

Ranking the countries by 'severity', the report puts Nigeria's hunger score at 27.3, placing it in the 'severe' category.


The indicator divides countries into five levels of hunger: low, moderate, severe, alert and extreme.

This is the second year in a row that Nigeria's ranking remains unchanged. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, ranked 103rd out of 116 countries in 2021 and 98th out of 107 countries in 2020.

The GHI is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional and national levels. Its rating is based on the values ​​of four component indicators.
Malnutrition, child stunting, child wasting, child mortality.

A 2022 report shows that her 12.7% of the Nigerian population is malnourished. It also shows that her 6.5% of her under-five children in the country were wasted and her 31.5% of her under-five children suffered from stunting. It also shows that 11.4% of children in Nigeria die before their fifth birthday.


Undernutrition measures the proportion of the population with inadequate caloric intake, and child stunting analyzes the proportion of children under the age of five who are short for their age, indicating chronic malnutrition. .

Childhood wasting refers to the proportion of children under 5 years of age who are underweight for their height and indicates acute malnutrition. Child mortality, on the other hand, reflects the proportion of children who die before their fifth birthday, partly reflecting the lethal combination of malnutrition and unhealthy environments.

Based on his scores on four indicators, his GHI score is calculated on a 100-point scale that reflects the severity of his hunger. 0 is the best score (not hungry) and 100 is the worst score. His GHI scores for each country are categorized by severity, from low to very alarming. According to the report, 17 countries share the top spot with GHI scores below 5, including China, Hungary, Montenegro, Uzbekistan, Russia and Saudi Arabia.

This year, no country fell into the "highly alarming" category.[quote]

SOURCE: https:///just-in-nigeria-ranks-103-among-121-countries-on-global-hunger-index/

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JUST IN: 11 dead, Many Innjured As Bus Collides With Dangote Trailer in Bauchi

[/quote]A total of 11 people died in a deadly car crash involving a commercial bus and truck belonging to the Dangote Group in Hawang Jaki village, Alkaleri District, Bauchi State.

Several other people were seriously injured in the incident, which took place on Saturday, October 15, 2022.

The Federal Road Safety Administration's (FRSC) State Sector Command confirmed the incident on Sunday, October 16, 2022, and said a Yankari Express commercial vehicle and an articulated Dangote vehicle were involved in the crash.


According to his RS12.13 road traffic accident (RTC) report for Saturday 15/10/22 at Alcarelli, the accident occurred at 17:30 and by 17:45 he was in charge of the FRSC 15 minutes later. A person was immediately rushed to the scene. The rescue continued until 18:00.

The accident route was on the village's heavily trafficked Alkaleri Gombe Highway, called Hawanjaki, when two vehicles, a Toyota Hiace commercial bus with registration number BA114-A28 belonging to the Yankari Express vehicle, and his DAF truck with registration number JMU169XA. Involved. Belongs to the Dangote Group. The DAF truck was driven by Muhammed Musa, who has national driver's license number SUL08629AA76.

The FRSC reported that the probable cause of the fatal crash was dangerous driving (DGD) and the number of people involved was 20 adult males, of whom 9 male adults died at the scene and 2 others died at the scene. later died in hospital, and 10 male adults were injured in various ways.

The action taken by FRSC staff was to take the victims to Arkaleri General Hospital to confirm deaths and treat the injured.[quote]

SOURCE: https:///just-in-11-dead-many-injured-as-bus-collides-with-dangote-trailer-in-bauchi/

Prestar:
Ekweremadu’s daughter begs Nigerians to save her life, seeks for new kidney donor


Sonia, the daughter of Ike Ekweremadu, Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, has made a public appeal for kidney donation.

The lawmaker’s daughter made the appeal amid the ordeal of her parents who landed in trouble in the quest to save her.

He and his wife were arrested in June when they tried to get a kidney donor for Sonia, who is in mid 20s.

Prosecutors had arraigned the couple in court over alleged trafficking and an attempt to harvest the organs of an underage.

Beatrice, the lawmaker’s wife, was later granted bail while he is currently in custody pending October when his case would be heard.

In an Instagram post on Monday, September 12, 2022, Sonia, who is based in the UK, asked members of the public to assist her.

“I, Sonia Ekweremadu, hereby appeal to the general public to come to my aid and save my life. I am 25 years old and a graduate of Media and Communications, University of Coventry. I dropped out of my post-graduate studies at the University of Newcastle in 2019 when I was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, FSGS.

“Nephrotic Syndrome. My family has battled to save my life and has taken me to various hospitals, but the illness persisted and kept degenerating. I am alive today by the special grace of God. I am presently in London, UK, receiving 5 Hours of dialysis 3-4 times a week. This is at the expense of my family as I am not qualified for NHS due to my immigration status.

“The last 3 years have been extremely challenging. The charges being faced by my parents in London presently, are directly connected to my illness and have complicated matter for me and my family.

“I do not intend to delve into details of this unfortunate development as the matter is still in Court. I am however optimistic that the truth will prevail and it will end in praise to God. In the circumstance above, I am appealing to anybody whom it may please to assist me willingly with a kidney donation in the name of God.


“This appeal would have been utterly unnecessary as every member of my family is eager to donate their kidney to me, knowing that I would do the same for any of them.

“Regrettably, comprehensive medical examination showed that my case of nephrotic syndrome is a genetic illness, and the doctors advised against donation from any of my family members, as it would likely reoccur.

“Anybody that is moved by this appeal and wishes to donate his or her kidney to me may send an email to helpsonialive@gmail.com and include his or her name, phone number, email address and place of residence.

“Please, note that under the laws of England and Wales, organ donation must be purely driven by compassion, and therefore no reward is involved. Finally, I have decided to commit and dedicate myself to helping people with the challenges of kidney disease, upon my full recovery. Thank you and God bless you,” she said.

Meanwhile, the Central Criminal Court in the UK handling the case of Ekweremadu has adjourned it till October 31, 2022.

The court on Thursday, August 3, 2022, said it is going to hear pretrial applications on October 31, but the trial will commence fully on May 2, 2023.


https:///ekweremadus-daughter-begs-nigerians-to-save-her-life-seeks-for-new-kidney-donor/

Will she take me to UK sha