Cataract
10 Jan
In an effort to combat the widespread issue of vision impairment caused by cataracts, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC Limited) Foundation/Gte has launched 1,000 free cataract screening and extraction surgeries in the Southwest. The initiative, which will be implemented in phases, is set to cut across the six geopolitical zones of the country.…
10 Nov
The Anthony Village Emerald Lions Club says it will sponsor 50 cataract surgeries as part of measures to prevent avoidable blindness among Nigerians. Its President, Dayo Arogbo, disclosed this during her investiture and fundraising as the 7th President of the club in Lagos. Cataract surgery is a procedure that replaces a cloudy natural lens in…
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President Bola Tinubu has arrived Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit commencing tomorrow, Monday. The President, who arrived at 10.20 p.m. (8.20 p.m. Nigerian time), was received by Hon. Ali Suleiman Ameir, Tanzania's Minister of State, Office of the President. The two-day Summit is being hosted by the government…
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Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has approved the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for state workers, effective Monday. Malam Abubakar Bawa, Press Secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto on Sunday,. Bawa confirmed that the payment would cover state civil servants, local government employees, and…
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has decorated Aminu Sanusi with his new rank of Superintendent of Police. SP Sanusi, a dedicated police officer who has served in various police formations, including the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, is presently serving in the office of the NSA. The officer, with an impeccable…
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The Niger State Police Command has disclosed that there was an explosion of some suspected dynamites at Sabon-Pegi in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at around 7:30 am. The command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Minna, explained that the…
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Gender specialists and advocates of women’s rights have called for a review of the National Gender Policy in Agriculture to address gaps in the policy, such as grassroots-driven climate action for rural women, among others. At an event organized by the International Centre for Environmental Health and Development (ICEHD), in partnership with the Federal…
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Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted a young lady in Garo town, Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State, after extorting a sum of N8 million from her family. The gunmen, numbering 10, were said to have invaded the sleeping community in Garo town in the early hours of Sunday, with sporadic gunshots. It was…