By Stephen Adeleye The Kogi Ministry of Health’s Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) Programme, in collaboration with Sightsavers, has inaugurated the 2025 Mass Administration of Medicines (MAM) for Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) prevention in the state. The mass medicine distribution aimed at preventing river blindness will cover all 3,200 communities in theContinue Reading
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom The Abia State Government says it achieved 96 per cent coverage in the just-concluded Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign, surpassing the 95 per cent benchmark required to attain herd immunity against infectious diseases statewide. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development (FMOWASD) has announced plans to collaborate with the National Population Commission (NPC) to strengthen birth registration and develop a reliable gender database. The aim is to promote inclusive national planning.Head of Press and Public Relations, Ahmed Danbazau, disclosedContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Lagos Aviators Lions Club has donated medical supplies and financial assistance to children battling cancer at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), the club’s President, Theresa Emordi, disclosed on Tuesday. The announcement was made during the club’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Campaign at LASUTH, themed: “ChildhoodContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development and the Child and Youth Protection Foundation, has organised a one-day sensitisation workshop for schoolboys. The workshop, held in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), focused on addressing Gender-Based ViolenceContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada Traditional leaders in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa have pledged to sanction residents engaging in open defecation to improve sanitation and healthcare outcomes. The District Head of Gurumpawo, Alhaji Hammantukur Gisilanbe, gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen during a field visit on access toContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has pledged to partner with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on policy alignment to reform cooperatives and the National Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, gave the assurance duringContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering five million rural women-owned businesses with the commissioning of the Osusu Abaala Women Palm-Oil Collective in Isialangwa North Local Government Area of Abia. Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs made this known in a statement signed byContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) as part of strategic move to shield journalists against escalating digital dangers. The pact was sealed during a courtesy visit by the NUJ Federal Capital TerritoryContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in partnership with Roche Products Limited, on Thursday inaugurated an Oncology Patient Navigation Programme at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme is aimed at strengthening cancer care and reduceContinue Reading
