By Justina Auta The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has advocated an improved access to education and health services for the wellbeing of the girl-child and vulnerable groups. Mr Phillipe Delanghe, Officer in Charge in the Abuja Regional Head of Office UNESCO, made the call in AbujaContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government says it will distribute hybrid rice and potatoes to farmers in Kagarko and Jere local government areas of Kaduna State. Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, communicated this at a meeting with traditional leaders of Koro, Hausa and Fulani ethnic nationalitiesContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government on Thursday commended Dufil Prima Foods Limited for rewarding three outstanding children for reporting baby sale, sexual molestation and pregnancy on a minor. Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, gave the commendation in a statement signed by Mrs Grace Njoku, Head, Press &Continue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) has advocated enactment of laws that would make the stigmatisation of people living with HIV/AIDS a punishable offence in Nigeria. The CCN’s President, Most. Rev David Onuoha, said this in his opening remarks at the opening of a three-day training onContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The United Towns Agency ( UTA), an international humanitarian organisation affiliated to United Nations has taken a decisive step toward strengthening bilateral economic cooperation and attainment of Sustainable Development Goals between Nigeria and Libya. Ms Eya Essif, Secretary General of UTA said this in AbujaContinue 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 Polycarp Auta Women for Women International-Nigeria (WfWi-N) has organised a training on gender mainstreaming transformative approaches for district heads from Pankshin, Riyom and Jos East Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau. Speaking at the event on Tuesday in Jos, Bukola Onyishi, the Country Director of WfWi-N, said that theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Kaduna State chapter, has commended the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) for supporting youth development initiatives in Kaduna State. The Chairman of the council, Mr Bagudu Nathaniel, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
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) focusingContinue Reading
