The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Goodluck Opiah, has stressed the importance of data to decision making, especially in the area of gender equality. He said this during a National Dialogue on Education Issues in Nigeria in Abuja on…
Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development (SFPD), an NGO, on Tuesday engaged community based groups to strengthen its advocacy skills on promoting gender equitable norms in Sokoto State. The Foundation’s Programme Officer, Alhaji Musa Galadanci, said the exercise was continuation of the series…
Mrs Ololade Ajayi, the Coordinator of the DOHS Care For Vulnerable Women And Children Foundation, says the task of the group is to curb inequality and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the country. She told the News Men in…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the recalled EzriCare and Delsam Pharma Artificial Tears eye drops. The recall is contained in a public alert with No: 008/2023 signed by NAFDAC Director-General,…
The Maiden Mental Health Conference organized by renowned psychiatrist and therapist, Dr. Maymunah Yusuf-Kadiri has honoured Shindara Ibiyemi with the award of Mental Health Awareness Advocate of the Year. The recognition award ceremony took place on 19th of March 2023…
The Lagos State Government says it will integrate the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and 28 General Hospitals on the e-procurement platform. The Director-General, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (PPA), Mr Fatai Onafowote, made this known on Wednesday in…
Sightsavers Nigeria, an international development organisation, has reiterated its commitment to support Nigerian government improve access to safe water with a view to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on…
Stakeholders in Bauchi have advocated for tobacco control to regulate smoking and consumption of tobacco products in the state. They made the call at a dialogue on tobacco taxation organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) on Thursday…
The Akwa Ibom Government released N132 million for the maintenance of General Hospitals across the 31 Local Government Areas of the state in the last one year. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Augustine Umoh, disclosed this during an Inter-Ministerial Briefing,…
People who sleep less than five hours a night could be at 74 per cent risk of developing peripheral artery disease (PAD), a study in the European Heart Journal said. This was contained in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)…
