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By Philip Yatai The Kaduna State Government has reported about 500 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases to the National GBV Dashboard, of which, five cases have been prosecuted as at the end of September. Mr Jamilu Ladan, the UNFPA State Sub-Implementing Partner Coordinator at the state’s Planning and BudgetContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it supplies family planning commodities to over 700 health facilities across Kaduna State every quarter. Dr Elvis Evborein, the Reproductive Health Analyst, UNFPA Kaduna, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Water Board says plans are underway to improve revenue generation and reposition itself for better service delivery. The acting General Manager of the board, Mr Daniel Salka, stated this in Abuja on Friday, while presenting computer hardware, software, and other accessories toContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday inaugurated a two-bedroom semi-detached bungalow constructed and furnished by the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Government Secondary School, Gwagwalada, in Abuja. The intervention was to meet the accommodation needs of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) beingContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Kaduna Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has expressed optimism that Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the new Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), would take the agency to greater heights. Its Chairman, Alhaji Haroun Malami, stated this when he ledContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Ministry of Defence has inaugurated a nine-member Strategic Planning Team to drive the digitisation of its services and institutionalise the Federal Civil Service Strategic Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP 25). This is contained in a statement by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director, Press and Public Relations of theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has urged residents to embrace deworming drugs targeted at treating the four major Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) endemic in the nation’s capital. The acting Director, Public Health Department, Dr Doris John, made the call during a stakeholders’ meeting in preparation forContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The National Chairperson of the Society of Women in Taxation(SWIT), Mrs Bosede Ikhanoba, has called on women to develop their leadership skills as well as break barriers to attain greater heights in the nation. Ikhanoba, made the call at the society’s 2023 Leadership and Team Building retreatContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders in mental healthcare in Nigeria, have called for an end to stigmatisation of people with mental health challenges. The stakeholders said this at the second annual mental symposium organised by the Sunshine Series in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-Open Minds Young Voices (FES-OMYV) in Abuja. MsContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has urged the Federal Government to convene stakeholders’ meeting to X-ray the recurring situation of flooding across the country with a view to arriving at a lasting solution. The senate’s resolution was sequel to a point of order moved by Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru (APC-Lagos) duringContinue Reading
