By Uche Bibilari Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT have decried the unhygienic means of transporting meat from abattoirs to the market. Those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday said the use of wheelbarrows, motorcycles and rickety vehicles to transport meat wasContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Dr Olusade Adesola, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has pledged improved welfare for nurses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He made the pledge when he received members of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) after a road walk tagged “NursesContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Muhajjadina Sani has unveiled a humanitarian foundation to assist people suffering from a psychological trauma, mental insanity and mysterious sickness in the country. The cleric, while unveiling the foundation, on Monday in Abuja, said he was motivated by the desire to compliment governmentContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Niger (Suleja), Aug 14, 2023 (NAN) Nigeria Health Watch (NHW) says innovative community accountability mechanisms is necessary to ensure quality Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery in the country. Dr Kemisola Agbaoye, Director of Programmes, NHW, said this on Monday in Suleja, Niger, at the Primary Healthcare NutritionContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado Survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Adamawa have lauded the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative project for saving their lives and for empowering them. They made the commendation in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Sunday. One ofContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu Sokoto State Government has pledged sustained partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in promoting skills acquisition training and other educational pursuits of youths in the state. Alhaji Usman Arziki-Bodinga, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, stated this at the commemoration of theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB) has appealed to the state and local government workers to enrol in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) for health insurance services. The Executive Secretary of the board, Dr Hamza Abubakar made the appeal in Abuja on Saturday, during a two-dayContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) has engaged the Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas of the state to find sustainable and innovative ways to finance healthcare in the state. The Director-General of the authority, Malam Abubakar Hassan, said at the opening of aContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The World Bank-supported Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN), Kaduna State Project Implementation Unit, has trained adolescent girls in the state on how to make reusable pads. The Project Coordinator, Dr Zainab Muhammad-Idris, who stated this at the opening of the training in Kaduna, said that theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Some women and girls in Kabusa community Abuja, have commended an NGO, ‘The Messenger of Hope International Foundation’, for supporting them with pads and menstrual hygiene skills to cushion period poverty. Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products and menstrual hygiene among others. The Ministry ofContinue Reading
