By Abujah Racheal The Coordinating Ministry of Health and Social Welfare says 98 per cent of unvaccinated children were infected with diphtheria in 19 states. The Minister, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, made the disclosure at the Northern Traditional Leaders’ Committee on Primary Health Care Service Delivery (NTLC) Quarterly Review MeetingContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu The Esu-Karu, Luka Panya and security agents, on Wednesday warned residents of Karu, in Nasarawa State against taking laws into their hands (jungle justice). Panya said this at a meeting with security agents, traditional rulers, community, religious, motorcycle and tricycle leaders, following the recent bizarre story ofContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Federal Government is set to partially commercialise the dams under the nation’s 12 river basins to enable them to deliver their mandates effectively. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting Tiga dam in BebejiContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani Dr Faisal Shu’aib, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), says over 80 per cent of children who died of diptheria or admitted in hospitals never received routine childhood immunisations. The NPHCDA boss said this after inspecting the Diphtheria Treatment Centre at the MurtalaContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has allocated 412 slots to Edo for the 2024 Hajj. Sheik Ibrahim Oyarekhua, Chairman, Edo Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen on Wednesday in Benin. “In 2023, 432 slots were allocated to the stateContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government says the upcoming Africa Cassava Conference in Abuja, will boost cassava production along its value chain. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari,who stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said it will also facilitate increase in localContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government says it will invest in 8,000 primary healthcare cemtres with the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). Prof. Muhammad Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during the unveiling of the NHIA Operational Guidelines. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili WHO Representative to Nigeria, Walter Kazadi, has stressed the importance of the media in advancing understanding of mental health and substance disorders. He said this during a two-day training for journalists on mental health in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye has hailed the quality of organisation at the ongoing 2023 Sheroes Cup in Abuja, saying it will help teams fine tune preparation ahead of the new season. Elegbeleye who was a special guest on Monday atContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar said on Monday that repositioning the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) was critical to achieving Nigeria’s foreign policy objectives. Tuggar stated this in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a retreat organised by DTAC, with the theme: “RepositioningContinue Reading
