Environmental hygiene
23 Dec
Lagos State government has charged its residents to embrace good environmental sanitation practices during and after the Yuletide.
16 Mar 2024
Again, Lassa fever is on the prowl in Nigeria and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is battling to bring it under control and ensure less infections and deaths.
9 Mar 2024
With over 200 deaths to Lassa Fever in 2023 and 108 deaths so far in 2024, PAUL ADUWOKE writes on the causes and symptoms of the disease and the efforts of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and other stakeholders to contain the current outbreak. Again, Lassa fever is on the prowl…
7 Mar 2024
Continued spread of Lassa fever in the country has raised concerns among stakeholders on measures to contain it, citing the need to intensify campaigns about personal and environmental hygiene.
29 Feb 2024
Continued spread of Lassa fever in the country has raised concerns among stakeholders on measures to contain it, citing the need to intensify campaigns about personal and environmental hygiene.
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Media practitioners, analysts and observers have described 2024 as year of attack on free speech and impunity against journalists. Globally, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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The year 2024 was marked by multifaceted challenges that tested the resilience of organised businesses. Global shocks and domestic policy dynamics, shaped by ongoing reforms, significantly influenced the economy and disrupted businesses’ projections.
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The decline in the country’s real sector performance as reported in the 2024 third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) publication of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) did not come as a surprise to many Nigerians
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said Nigeria is experiencing a surge in Lassa fever, with Bauchi, Edo and Ondo states recording higher numbers since November 2024.
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Yusuf Mamman, former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain and spokesman of ex-military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has lauded the developmental strides of Governor Uba Sani in Kaduna State,
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The inaugural International ICT Conference, hosted by the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), has been celebrated as a resounding success, receiving accolades from Professor Ali Isa Pantami, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. Organized by the School of Information and Communications Technology (SICT), the conference attracted a distinguished assembly of experts and scholars…
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismissed 27 officers from its workforce in 2024. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this, yesterday, in Abuja noted that the officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct.
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Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has approved N77,000 as minimum wage for staff of the institution, with effect from November 2024.