A non-governmental oragnisation, Adicare Rehabilitation Home, has attributed the rising cases of rape and gender-based violence in the country to drug abuse and cultism. Mrs Veronica Ezeh, the Founder of the NGO, stated this in an interview with newsmen on…
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja restated its commitment to end the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) scourge in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the government’s position…
Mrs Olufunmilola Adewumi, the Assistant Chief Nutritionist at the Orile Agege General Hospital in Lagos State has advised those seeking to improve their fertility level and libido to consider taking sugarcane juice for a boost. She told newsmen on Monday…
Dr Kema Onu, the FCT Coordinator, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says effective testing for HIV is strategic in reversing the trend of the epidemic in the country. He told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that conducting mass test was not…
The Kano State COVID-19 taskforce technical Committee, has introduced a Home-based care program to reach people in remote areas, as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the pandemic. A statement from the state Primary Health Care Management Board…
Mr AbdulGaniyu Yusuf, a COVID-19 Survivor in Kwara, has advised people to always adhere to the COVID-19 preventive measures, stressing that the disease is real. He gave the advice in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Ilorin. He said…
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has decried the `very low’ compliance to COVID-19 safety protocols in Anambra since the second wave of the pandemic started. The Chairman of its Anambra chapter, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the observation when he spoke…
Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, Commissioner, Yobe State Ministry of Information, on Friday pledged adequate sensitization of the public for a successful implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund scheme (BPHCF). Bego made the pledge in Damaturu when Dr Hauwa Goni,…
An NGO, Comfort Stream Aid Foundation (CSAF) on Friday in Abuja, distributed pocketbooks to individuals and groups on strategies to end Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Project Coordinator, CSAF, Theresa Anthony said the effort was in collaboration with the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday approved Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the go ahead for the use of the vaccine…
