By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For decades, communities in the North-Central region have endured poor roads, abandoned farmlands, and the scars of violent conflicts that displaced thousands of families. From the flooding of villages in Niger to the violent attacks in Benue and Plateau, many residents haveContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Lagos Branch Chairperson, Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Dr Atinuke Owolabi, has been confirmed as a member, Board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). She is an engineer, philanthropist, educationist and politician and was on Thursday confirmed by the Senate asContinue Reading
Lassa Fever By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a new case of Lassa fever in a 31-year-old physician who had recently travelled to the United Kingdom. NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
Ebola By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda. Dr Jide Idris, the Director‐General, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Aderogba George The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), an NGO, have lauded the Nasarawa State Government for embracing the public health legal assessment system tool. This commendation was made at a four-day workshop in Nasarawa, aimed at bolstering the state’s publicContinue Reading
