80% Of Diseases Nigerians Suffer Are Caused By Open Defecation - Ministry of Health

Hajiya Rakiya Datti, the Deputy Director, Niger Ministry of Health, has said that over 80 per cent of diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, polio and Ebola are contacted through open defecation. Datti disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna.

How To Make American Corn Bread

Ingredients

A handful of corn grit

1/2 cup cornmeal

5 tablespoons butter

4 tablespoons sugar

Egbe Omo Oduduwa TRNC Presents Ankara Day

The anticipated Ankara day is here and it is going to be big and massive, a cultural heritage event for the Egbe Omo Oduduwa TRNC chapter.

12 Powerful Foods For Fighting Flu

Eating may not be fun when you have the flu, but a couple of additions to your diet may help relieve symptoms and reduce your recovery time.

1. Beans

Beans are also a good food because of its vitamins and minerals. It contains iron that increases the amount of red blood cells and zinc which is well-known for treating the cold and flu. Beans also have folic acid, one of the B vitamins needed for health.

FOOD: How To Make Jollof Pasta

If you lived in Nigeria, this is one of those dishes you learned how to cook first. Well this and concoction rice. I would have to give credit to our house-help at the time as she taught me how to make this. It has somehow stuck with me till now and I always try to vary it with the ingredients I add to it. Sometimes I add raisins, grounded peanuts, beef, chicken etc. It’s one of those dishes you can manipulate in terms of ingredients and cooking techniques.

10 Intriguing Questions & Answers About Dreams You Don't Know

After a stressful day, sleep is undeniably the best thing that could ever to ever happen to you. It’s that wonderful moment the conscious part of you goes to wonderland and your brain just won’t take a break, instead it goes into overdrive and occupies itself with producing vivid, sensual and sometime scary dreams that take place during rapid-eye-movement stage of your sleep.

HEALTH: Are E-cigarettes Truly The Solution To Smoking?

Since the 1800s, tobacco usage has been popular. Some chewed it, others smoked it in pipes while some rolled it into Cigarettes.

By the 1940s, up to 300million cigarettes were commercially produced per year. Health experts have been frowning at Cigarette usage since it has been linked to several diseases (cancer being only one of many) and a lot of preventable deaths. For this reason, smoking cessation has been a top priority in public health.

How To Make Nigerian Yam and Egg

Ingredients

10 pieces of Yam (Chopped)

2 eggs

1 small sized tomato

Health Benefits Of Taking Lemon Water Every Morning

MY FRIEND, WHEN LAST DID YOU TAKE LEMON WATER ? We're all always looking for easy tricks to improve our lives, and time and again, one keeps coming up — the completely wonderful health benefits of drinking lemon water.

Desserts: How To Make Coffee Cake

Ingredients

1 cup of flour

1 teaspoon of coffee

1/2 cup melted butter