Mrs Sangita Duggal, a Nutrition Manager, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has emphasised the need to give children food with vital vitamins for their proper growth. Duggal made the call in Maiduguri on Tuesday at the opening session…
…..Number of severely malnourished children in Kaduna State is on the increase. Those admitted for special care at Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) sites increased from 2,796 in the first quarter of 2021 to 8,157 in the second quarter…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has received 72,000 COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the NYSC Director-General, said that NACA provided the kits to…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Girls Act, on Monday called on world leaders to ensure that all countries had equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Ms Maryam Wakari, member of the AHF Girls Act, Abuja Chapter, made the call during a media…
The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has advocated a synergy between financial institutions and private investors to address infrastructure deficit in the country. Akinwuntan in a presentation titled ‘Transportation Infrastructure Development Financing In Nigeria’ delivered at the Nigerian Institute…
Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government will administer Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents between Aug. 28 and Aug. 29. Abayomi disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos after receiving the…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has said that Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Abuja lacked access to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Mr. David Anyale, the Executive Director of CCD. Anyaele, who stated this…
By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Over 3500 residents of Ogun State are set to benefit from a free eyes treatment and surgeries being championed by Hon. Jide Jones, a philanthropist and member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Jones has equally urged…
By Racheal Oyelola The acting Commandant, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Katsina State, Dr. Nnanna Nworisa, has sent a note of warning to students of higher institutions in the state to shun drug abuse in order not to…
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has improved funding for primary healthcare and easing of legal logjams militating against the effective running of what the Governor called the bedrock of healthcare worldwide. AbdulRazak said more attention ought to go into primary healthcare…
