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 Franca Ofili The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said on Monday that it would enhance the capability of the Agulu and Kaduna NAFDAC laboratories for the quality of medicinal products. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of NAFDAC, said this in Abuja on Monday atContinue 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 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 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
