By Mohammed Tijjani The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have seized 369.903kg of illicit drugs and arrested 73 suspects in Kaduna. The State Commander of NDLEA, Mr Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Kaduna thatContinue Reading
By Kevin Okunzuwa The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), has certified the use of GLUCOZIL for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GLUCOZIL, a herbal drug, is produced by Edo Government-owned Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma. NAFDAC’s approvalContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has advocated implementation of National Food and Nutrition Policy for healthy developmental growth of children. Mrs Oluyemi Kalesanwo, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry made the call on Wednesday in Lagos when the Civil SocietyContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is organising a three-day leadership retreat for state governors, scheduled to hold in Kigali, Rwanda. In a letter sent to one of the participants signed by Lealem Dinku of UNDP, and sited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Continue Reading
By Habibu Harisu The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Sokoto State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to get 132, 000 children and adolescent girls back to school. Speaking to newsmen after signing the document on Wednesday, Hajia A’ishatu Dantsoho, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Women andContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Nigeria Medical Association FCT Chapter, on Wednesday celebrated the Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko-Yusuf Sununu, for excelling in the medical profession. The association at a dinner organised in his honour described the minister, who is also a former Chairman of House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
By Hassana Yakubu Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation has awarded scholarships worth N100 million to indigent students from the northern part of the country studying in various tertiary institutions. This is contained in a statement signed by Abubakar Umar, the Director-General of the foundation and made available toContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, says it will construct Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, (WASH), facilities for Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) in the country. This is in continuation of its mission to improve the quality of learning environment for girls in theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC) says the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards CCMAS (CCMAS) will begin by September 2023. The CCMAS document is expected to guide institutions in the design of curricula for their programmes while bringing necessary innovation into the content andContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Experts have expressed worries that the agendas of the forthcoming Africa Climate is built on false solutions, rather than being pro-people. The experts raised the concern during a webinar on “How Just is the Transition in Africa?” organised by the Environmental Rights Action/FriendContinue Reading
