By Justina Auta Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have inaugurated a Child Protection Information Management and Research Centre to collate information on child welfare in Nigeria. Unveiling the centre on Monday in Abuja, the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, saidContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government partnered Green Agriculture West Africa (GAWAL), a subsidiary of the Chinese General Construction Company (CGC), to train 5,000 women nationwide on modern rice farming technology. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, said this at the graduation ceremony of the first phase ofContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer A congenital heart failure survivor, Mr Gilbert Goodnews, has appealed to the Federal Government, corporate organisations and other patriotic Nigerians to build heart centres and support patients with congenital heart issues to live. Goodness made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Saturday, inducted Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Dutse, Abuja, into the Hall of Fame of the agency. The agency, in its drive to further stem human trafficking in the country, also inaugurated “Anti-Human TraffickingContinue Reading
By Silas Nwoha An England-based charity, Seeing Hearts Foundation, has commenced due diligence in Lagos and Ibadan on how to assist a cross-section of Nigerians who are visually-impaired. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the initiative is being spear-headed by a Briton of Nigerian extraction, Ms Tope Songonuga.Continue Reading
By Polycarp Auta An international NGO, Christian Blind Mission (CBM), has established and equipped an eye center at the General Hospital Pankshin in Plateau. Mr Rainer Braykhas, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organisation, said during the inauguration of the centre on Saturday in Pankshin, that the gestureContinue Reading
By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, trained Nasarawa women of child bearing age living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) on elimination of transmission of the disease to their infants. Mrs Christy Awunor, the AHF Nursing Coordinator in Nasarawa, said that the training was necessary to enableContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Dr Gambo Aliyu, the Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), says Nigeria has recorded a significant decline in the number of persons infected with HIV/AIDS. He disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, ahead of the 2023 World AIDS Day (WAD).Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria has attained 78 per cent of the 80 per cent national target for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination set for the 14 pilot states where the vaccine was rolled out. Dr Joseph Urang, Immunisation Officer, Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board, disclosed this onContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) on Thursday in Abuja called on law enforcement agencies to enforce tobacco control laws to save the lives of Nigerians. Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, Chairman, NTCA, made the call at a press briefing on “Stop Tobacco Industry Interference, enforce graphic health warning now.”Continue Reading
