By Femi Ogunshola The National Assembly said it was determined to train heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government on the imperatives of legislative compliance. The training is also meant to warn MDAs from further violating resolutions passed by NASS in pursuit of strengthening democracy and good governanceContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola Rep. Bashiru Dawodu (APC-Lagos) has begun a five-day medical outreach in Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency 1 of Lagos State, offering valuable healthcare services to hundreds of his constituents. Mr Salako Damilare, his adviser on Media and Publicity, in a statement said the outreach was designed to provide free medicalContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has trained 27 journalists in Adamawa on effective first aid treatment for prospective casualties. Speaking at the opening of the three-day training in Yola on Thursday, Communication Field Officer of the organisation, Mr Lemdi Edmond, took the participants through theContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Sen. Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan (PDP- Kogi) on Thursday took the oath of office and allegiance as senator representing Kogi-Central at the National Assembly. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, administered the oath on Akpoti-Uduaghan. This followed the judgement of the Appeal Court which declared herContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has urged its contractors implementing the Partnership for Expanded Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) programme to adhere to standards and specifications for the benefit of the rural populace. Dr Nicholas Madu, Director of Water Supply and Support Services in the Ministry of Water ResourcesContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab A graduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Mr Adedoyin Farinmade, has emerged as overall winner of the 2023 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Nigeria National Essay Competition. The Director, WIPO Nigeria Office, Mr Tobi Moody, disclosed this on Wednesday when he led theContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), is constructing 91 public toilets in motor parks, markets and other public places in the territory. Alhaji Sani Karu, the agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday that out ofContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie More than 7,000 pharmacists emigrated from Nigeria in the last two years, President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Prof. Cyril Usifoh, said on Tuesday in Gombe. Usifoh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the pharmacists left Nigeria in search of better practice environment abroad.Continue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, has called for global collaboration to strengthen childhood vaccination efforts and vaccine research in the region. Pate made the call while addressing the First Asia Pacific Summit on Infectious Diseases and Immunisation, organised by the AsiaContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has unveiled the Nigeria Food Security Simulator (FSS Nigeria) tool to address food and income shortage in Nigeria. The initiative was inaugurated on Tuesday in Abuja in partnership with U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Ministry ofContinue Reading
