By Ishaq Zaki The Zamfara Government in collaboration with the World Bank will support the construction of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) Centre and Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in the General Hospital Gusau. The General Manager, state’s Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), Umar Nakwada disclosed this onContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to tackle cholera. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said this during an online news conference. Ghebreyesus said that the organisation was providing essential supplies, coordinating the onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Police Officers Wife Association (POWA) in collaboration with the UNESCO Read and Earn Federation (UNESCO-REF) and the House Committee on Diaspora has pledged to strengthen the agricultural value chain in the country. The President of POWA, Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun, said in Abuja on Thursday thatContinue Reading
The Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission and Russia’s Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The parties, which agreed to cooperate in the field of nuclear education and development of the Nigerian nuclear industry, signed the agreement on Tuesday. According to Sputnik, the Russian news agency,Continue Reading
By Yakubu Uba UNFPA on Thursday engaged 137 community leaders from various displaced communities on the need to promote child spacing in addressing the problem of maternal mortality and morbidity. Addressing the community leaders at Muna Camp in Maiduguri, Mr Adamu Hamman, a Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) CommunityContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded the Niger State College of Education (COE) to the Niger State University of Education. The Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday. He said the upgrading would make it the 63rd state-owned universityContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua TEXEM UK, a leadership development organization has praised the appointment of Zacch Adedeji as Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) by President Tinubu describing it as a trailblazing step in revenue transformation. In a statement on TEXEM’s website signed by Caroline Lucas, Director Special Projects,Continue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has pledged to prioritise capacity building for members and staff of the house to ensure effective service delivery. Abbas made the pledge on Thursday at the opening of a 2-day workshop titled: ‘Improving the EffectivenessContinue Reading
By Awayi Kuje The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, has urged owners of private schools in the state to provide quality education to pupils and students to enhance development. The speaker made the call while playing host to the Association of Private School OwnersContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A Civil Society Organisation under the aegis of Civil Society and Workers Dialogue Forum (CSWDF) has expressed its disapproval of the proposed strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) scheduled to commence on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The organisation in a statement issued by its Convener, AbubakarContinue Reading
