By Ikenna Osuoha Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Founder, United Nigeria Airline, has commended the Federal Government for creating an enabling environment for domestic airline operators to thrive. Okonkwo, while commemorating the airline’s 4th anniversary, said that in most African countries, over 70 per cent of airline ownership and operation was byContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has thrown his weight behind the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)’s campaign for a safer road environment. The Sultan declared his support while receiving the FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, and his team during aContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Kano State government has spent over N1 billion on purchasing ten high-capacity water pumps to revamp the state’s water supply system. Commissioner for Water Resources, Umar Doguwa, said this while inspecting the pump machines at the Tamburawa Water Treatment Plant. Doguwa highlighted the critical water shortageContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Annually, on Feb. 15, the International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is commemorated as a global campaign to create awareness about childhood cancer and support for the patients, survivors and their families. In Nigeria, survivors recall nauseating experiences, while relevant authorities, stakeholders andContinue Reading
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
