By Angela Atabo The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)and other stakeholders have called on the presidency and the National Assembly to expedite action on health bills . The Legal Adviser ,NCDC, Safiya Musa ,made the call in Abuja at the Quarterly meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) focusing on the implementation of the […]
Read MoreAMAC Chairman awards N30m scholarship to 1,024 students
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has awarded scholarship worth N30 million to 1,024 students in the area council. Maikalangu made the presentation to the beneficiaries at the AMAC Town Hall, Apo Resettlement, on Monday in Abuja. He said that the 2022/2023 scholarship award was in fulfillm
Read MoreTime Series: academics bemoan dearth of experts in Nigerian universities
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Some university professors have expressed concern over the dearth of experts in the area of time series analysis (a study of data recorded in time) in Nigerian universities. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the university lecturers said there was need to encourage researchers/lecturers in the area o
Read MoreKebbi governor’s wife urges Nigerians to disregard misinformation on HPV vaccine
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The wife of Kebbi Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, has urged Nigerians to disregard the misinformation that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine could cause infertility. Shinkafi-Bagudu, who is Founder of MEDICAID Cancer Foundation, made this know in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria during the ‘Walk Away C
Read MoreGroup advocates increased women participation in governance
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Kogi Professional Women for Ododo/Joel 2023 Project has called on women in the country to participate actively in governance and politics for the development of democracy in the country. The convener of the group, Mrs Raliat Abdulsalam, made the call during a news conference in Abuja to endorse Alhaji Ododo Usman [&hell
Read MoreInstitute trains Nigerian, Ghanaian lawyers handling cases involving capital offences
By Angela Atabo The Makwanyane Institute Nigeria Network has offered refresher training to 20 legal practitioners on rendering quality legal services to suspects of capital offences. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-day train-the-trainers workshop held on Friday in Abuja was organised for criminal defense lawyers selected fro
Read MoreNASS promises speedy response to petitions, public complaints
By Angela Atabo The House Committee on Public Petitions has assured Nigerians of better days on its plan to respond speedily to public complaints. Chairman, Committee on Public Petitions, Mike Etaba, said this at a Strategy and Capacity Building retreat in Abuja The retreat was organised by Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), with support [&he
Read MoreStakeholders want an end to stigmatisation of people with mental health challenges
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders in mental healthcare in Nigeria, have called for an end to stimatisation 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. Ms Aisha Bubah, t
Read MoreGumel urges Nigerians to team up with Tinubu for Renewed Hope Agenda
By Naomi Sharang The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Abdullahi Gumel, has called on Nigerians to join hands with President Bola Tinubu in actualising his Renewed Hope Agenda. Gumel said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The presidential aide, while congratulating Tinubu on his victory at
Read MoreBuffett foundation to collaborate with FG on maternal, child mortality
By Folasade Akpan The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation says it is collaborating with the Federal Government to tackle preventable maternal and child deaths. The Director of the foundation, Prof. Senait Fisseha, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a visit to the Kuchigoro Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in company of the Coordinating Minister of
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