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• Workplaces, Public Facilities Should Provide Safe Spaces, Says Health Minister • Researchers Highlight Benefits, Task Govt On Favourable Policies August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) promote exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a child’s life to reduce the risk of…
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The Kano State government has said out of 10 million pupils in public primary and secondary schools in the state, about 4.5 million are presently receiving lessons while sitting on the bare floor. The government has, however, said it requires over N60 billion to fix the situation that is leaving innocent students uncomfortable. The state…
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The Lagos State Government has announced the installation of a Computed Tomography (CT) scan facility at the Gbajabiamila General Hospital in Surulere. A CT scan is a non-invasive medical imaging test that uses X-rays and computer technology to produce detailed cross-sectional images of the body. This medical machine helps doctors diagnose and monitor a wide…
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The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down 571 illegal shops found selling substandard, contraband drugs and operating unapproved premises in local government areas of Bauchi State in one week. Director of Enforcement of the Council, Pharmacist Stephen Esumobi, while briefing journalists at the end of the Council’s monitoring exercise in Bauchi on Thursday,…
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Designed as a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) to ramp up the development of the Niger Delta region that is defaced and devalued by oil exploitation activities, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) signposts how not to develop a region.
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Ahead of the World Hepatitis Day, marked every July 28, concerns and worries have heightened on the rapid spread of the world’s most deadliest virus after COVID-19.
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The Federal Government has expressed concern over the deteriorating state of schools in the South, Kogi and Kwara states.
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Apex Leader of the Justice Forum (JF) in Isolo Local Government Area, Prince Henry Oladele Ajomale, and other party chieftains
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The ease of payment has also been found to be a key enabler for proper Zakat and sodaqah mobilization. The Foundation should look into multiple methods in mobilizing resources for the Fund.
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Determined to eradicate poverty, Nasrullahi -l- Fatih (NASFAT) Agency for Zakat and Sadaqat (NAZAS), a body responsible for collection and distribution of Zakat has disbursed over 130 million Naira to not less than 300 indigent Muslims across the country.
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The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), led by its President Dr. Ike Neliaku, has inducted an unprecedented 2,040 new members in eight months. This was disclosed in Abuja at the second Diamond Anniversary Induction for media and allied practitioners. Image Merchants Promotion Limited CEO, Yushau Shuaib, and Nigerian Air Force spokesperson, AVM Edward Gabkwet,…
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Adebola Adejumoke Odeyemi is a forward-thinking leader shaping the future of businesses with Artificial Intelligence (AI). She’s passionate about helping small businesses thrive in today’s digital world. With a degree in Accounting from the University of Ado-Ekiti, she is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA).
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The Vice-Chancellor, Caleb University, Imota in Lagos, Prof. Nosa Owens-Ibie, says the institution has secured a spot among top universities across the globe with its latest ranking. Owens-Ibie said this in a statement by the Media and Information Officer of the university, Mr Olawale Adekoye, issued to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. The vice-chancellor explained…
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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has condemned attempts by some vested interests to undermine the Dangote Refinery, a landmark project by the Dangote Group owned by Alhaji Aliko Dangote. NEF also highlighted the refinery’s potential to transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, providing much needed refining capacity and reducing the country’s reliance on imported…
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As I was saying, let’s continue with our concentration on a promised serial on the limitless opportunities that the Livestock Subsector offers all of us instead of the bugbear of consequences of the planned #August 1-10 Peaceful Protest on Hardship” that some politically exposed people are disparaging instead of managing through some strategic public relations…
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Nigeria now produces about 1.6 million barrels of crude oil per day against the 1.25 million barrels daily production recorded last month, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe) has revealed. The production, which is still 180,000 bpd short of the projected 1.78 million bpd in the 2024 budget, was achieved in the…
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Anehita Aletor, a promising Nigerian female artist, whose career-defining solo show, Untold Story Series and Joker Series, was held soon after the COVID-19 lockdown, already has her sights set on another planned for next year. Since relocating to the UK, the artist, who graduated from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, has devoted herself to her artistic…