Tag: Pregnancy

2023 Hajj: Comparative Success Sans Masha’er

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir.  Standing in the heart of Makkah, Saudi Arabia at Ummul-joud, staring at the gigantic Nigeria Hajj Commission office, nostalgically reminds you of the Hajj House located in the heart of the Central Business District Area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja.  The similarities between these two gigantic structures stomach what it embodies. They are the symbols of the annual Muslim Pilgrimages to Islam’s holiest of places. And in-between, the rituals of lesser hajj; Umrah.  Both structures in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia bear the signatures of…

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Hajj 2023: Sokoto tops pregnancy case, Nigeria records 30 psychiatric cases,6 deaths

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. As the 2023 Hajj exercise peaks in Saudia Arabia, a report by the National Medical Mission revealed that  Sokoto State tops the case of pregnancy in the holy land. Recall, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON had earlier raised concerned about the number of pregnant Nigerian women pilgrims who scale the screening and found their way to Saudi Arabia.  A report by Dr. Usman Galadima, Head of Nigerian Medical Mission and Chief of Operations, showed a total pregnancy cases of seven; Sokoto 2, Kwara,…

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Hajj 2023: Number of Nigerian pregnant female pilgrims displeasing – NAHCON

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has expressed displeasure with the number of pregnant Nigerian female pilgrims who found their ways to the holy land for this year’s Hajj exercise. The head of the Nigerian Medical Team, Dr. Usman Galadima in an interview in Makkah said one of the pregnant women was assisted to deliver while others were referred to women hospital for proper medical attention and care. He reiterated that it was not morally right to allow pregnant women to embark on pilgrimage due to the stress, and…

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Pregnancy: 15 % of girls drop out of school, says FG

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has expressed concern over the rate at which young girls drop out of school, especially in rural areas due to unwanted pregnancy. The theme of the event was, ‘Advancing the role of women in nuclear energy and radiation applications.’ The acting Director, Women Development, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Funke Oladipo, on the sidelines of the inauguration of ‘Women in Nuclear,’ said an estimated at 10 to 15 per cent girls drop out of school in the country due to unwanted pregnancies. She said, “Out-of-school girls…

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