NTDs
7 Dec
Nigeria needs no less than $19 million to effectively tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The National Coordinator for NTDs, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Fatai Oyediran made this known when Commissioners of Health and other key officials gathered at a high-level advocacy meeting in Abuja to strengthen efforts to eliminate NTDs in Nigeria.…
13 Sep
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a stark warning about a potential health crisis in Nigeria, with 200 million people at risk of 17 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), and called for urgent action to tackle open defecation, a major driver of these diseases. At a two-day media dialogue on “Ending Open Defecation in…
3 May 2024
The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday in Abuja advised on the need for regular hand washing in order to eliminate some of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director, Public Health Department of the ministry, gave this advice at a meeting with health stakeholders from the six Area Councils of the Federal…
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Education remains the backbone of any society, yet it is disheartening to acknowledge the staggering statistics of out-of-school children in Niger State, which has been adjudged the highest among the North-Central. As we are all aware, this unfortunate reality, especially in the Niger North Senatorial Zone (Zone C) of the state comprising Agwara, Borgu, Kontagora,…
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The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani says ttelecom ariffs will soon increase but not by 100 per cent. Rising from a stakeholders meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in Abuja, Tijani said that consultations and engagements were ongoing on the issue. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Some ex-Internationals have expressed concern over the choice of the Nigeria Football federation (NFF) to appointment former Mali coach Éric Chelle as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appointment of the 47-year-old Malian was announced on Tuesday. The ex-Internationals told NAN in separate interviews on…
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The Bishop of the Owo Anglican Diocese, Revd Stephen Fagbemi, has criticised the lawmaker representing the Owo/Ose federal constituency, Timehin Adelegbe, over his inaccessibility to his constituents. While speaking during a church program at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Imola Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Council Area of Ondo State, the Bishop stated that…
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The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Mr Peter Obi, were among key political heavyweights in the country, who Wednesday afternoon contributed graciously large sums of money to fast track infrastructural development of the University on the Niger (UNINIGER), Umunya, Oyi Council of…
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ekiti Operations Office, on Wednesday distributed relief materials to flood-affected persons in some parts of Ondo State. NEMA distributed the relief materials, under the Federal Government Special Intervention for 2024, to flood victims in Akoko North-East and Akoko North-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State. The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs…
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Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has concluded arrangements to flag off the distribution of N3 billion intervention funds for victims of flood during the last rainy season. Yusuf disclosed the plan while declaring open the 23rd State Executive Council Meeting held at Kano Government House on Wednesday. Yusuf revealed that the fund released by…
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Joe Biden thinks he could have won reelection if he had stayed in the White House race, he said in an interview published Wednesday -- while conceding he was unsure if he would have served another full term. The 82-year-old Democrat, who leaves office on January 20, was asked by USA Today if he believed…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Okitipupa Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State has officially unveiled its candidates for the council elections in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the LGA elections is scheduled for Jan. 18 across the 18 LGA’s in the state. Mr Bode Ikulala, APC Chairman in…
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US President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to block his sentencing this week for covering up hush money payments to a porn star while he appeals his conviction. Trump made the eleventh-hour plea for a suspension of the criminal proceedings to the nation's highest court after a New York State appeals court dismissed…