By Folasade Akpan Federal Government has developed an electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (eCRVS) and a Geospatial Data Repository to boost birth, death and other registrations, Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, says. He made this known at a news conference in Abuja, adding that the effortContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), has announced the appointment of Mrs Hannatu Danladi-Chiya, as its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ambassador in the nation’s capital. Danladi-Chiya, who is the wife of the Chairman, Kwali Area council, will drive the vision for making theContinue Reading
By Abiemwense Moru, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nigeria is no stranger to vaccine controversy. Some two decades ago, health authorities in the country had to contend with the rejection of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) in many parts of the country. Rumour mill had it that the Wild PolioContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, has emerged the winner of the maiden edition of an online poll put together by an Ireland based newspaper, The Street Journal. Mr Osondu Joseph, Special Assistant on Media to the minister, disclosed this in a statement on SundayContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of Imo, Mr Mohammed Barde to the Force Headquarters. This is contained in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Monday inContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom The 81 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers have prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs Francesca Spark who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed by the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, on Monday. AyeniContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some Islamic religious groups have called on Nigerians to foster orphans and vulnerable children to reduce number of street children, insecurity and enable them harness their potentials. They made the appeal during the 2023 awareness walk, themed “Fostering…Reviving Sunnah”, organised by Halal Children’s Home in Abuja. HajiyaContinue Reading
By Aisha Cole The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Ali Muhammad Ali, says the Lagos Blue Light Rail operations will boost productivity and reduce traffic congestion in the state. Muhammad spoke after boarding the train to other stations in Lagos on Sunday. The managing directorContinue Reading
By Blessing Odega/Nicholas Dechi Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and other stakeholders, have fingered insecurity and lack of funding as responsible for the ineffective operations of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs), in parts of North Central. Some of the stakeholders, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in separateContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has advised staff members of the commission to remain non-partisan and maintain their integrity, ahead of the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship election. Yakubu said this when he visited some INEC offices to assess preparations for theContinue Reading
