By Folasade Akpan Dr Timipah West, a Paediatric Oncologist at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital in Bayelsa, has called for the establishment of dedicated paediatric oncology centres across all the geopolitical zones in Nigeria. West made the call on Saturday during an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
Agreement By Hussaina Yakubu Kaduna State Government and the United Nations have signed a Technical Cooperation Project, through the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), to address food security and leverage its potentials in agriculture. The project also seeks to support smallholder farmers to address hunger, malnutrition and stimulate an inclusiveContinue Reading
Relocation By Jacinta Nwachukwu The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) says it will relocate 40 internally displaced households from the Federal Capital Territory to Keffi in Nasarawa State. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, NCFRMI Federal Commissioner, disclosed this while inaugurating an ICT centre in IDPs camp inContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian woman, Lovina Adonor, seeking to compel the Federal Government to pay her reparation for the destruction of her shrine. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adonor, a self-acclaimed priestess, had filed the suitContinue Reading
Contract By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara Government on Thursday disclosed that contracts worth N5 billion have been awarded for the upgrade of 70 Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in the three senatorial districts of the state. Prof. Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, made thisContinue Reading
Symptoms By Folasade Akpan Prof. Biobele Brown, a pediatric oncologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, highlighted the challenges of early childhood cancer detection in Nigeria. He cited the similarities in symptoms with other illnesses, ignorance, poor referral systems, and high treatment costs as major barriers. Brown said theseContinue Reading
Judgment By Adenike Ayodele A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has reserved judgment until Feb. 27 in the case of a 50-year-old man, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly burnt his wife and brother-in-law to death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the judgment, whichContinue Reading
Budget By Kingsley Okoye The National Assembly on Thursday passed the N54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Appropriations on the bill. The report was presented by Chairman of the Committee, Sen. SolomonContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has trained 100 inmates in various vocational skills across six custodial facilities in Gombe State. Mr Salihu Abdullahi, the Controller of Corrections in the state, said this during the graduation exercise of the inmates. He said the inmates were rehabilitated and exposedContinue Reading
Obstetrics By Blessing Odega The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) has commenced free obstetrics services for indigent women to curb rising maternal mortality. Dr Pokop Bupwatda, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of JUTH, said this on Wednesday in Jos, during the inauguration of a standing committee for Comprehensive Emergency ObstetricsContinue Reading
