…Urges More Research, Funding To Tackle The Ailments. A Professor of Medicine at the University of Ilorin, Ayodele Babatunde Omotoso, has lamented that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung diseases, have continued to be a significant health challenge in Nigeria, contributing to a substantial burden of morbidity and mortality. Prof….
The Chief Medical Director, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Prof Emem Bassey has said they returned the sum of N1, 056, 034, 392.80 because of the staff that left the hospital in search of greener pastures abroad. He disclosed this at a budget defence will the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Institutions chaired by…
…Says Over 20 Ilorin Youths Association Recognized By Kwara State Government •Tags Jagunmo As A Readily Available Tool To Reinvent Another Lawal Doesn’t Like Emir Of Ilorin Narrative. Kwara Youths Development Advocacy Vanguard (KYDAV) has urged Dr Bukola Saraki and Senator Salihu Mustapha to desist from creating unprecedented division in the Emir of Ilorin’s palace…
…Says Report Full Of Speculation, Unsubstantiated Facts The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has faulted the recent report by the Amnesty International on the August 2024 End Bad Governance Protest in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, one of the leaders of the coalition, Gbenga Soloki, said it has reviewed the report…
The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has renewed the appointment of Engr. Adam Bukar Bababe as the Executive Secretary of Borno State Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) for a second and final five-year term. Governor Zulum in a statement signed and made available to Journalists by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya said the…
Nonye’s Healthy Living Pap, the natural food formula for children with malnutrition, has retained a dominant presence in all the Primary Health Care facilities in Anambra State since the coverage was expanded in December, 2024. The refilling of the pap banks in the one hundred and seventy-nine communities in Anambra was recently completed as a…
In a groundbreaking achievement, two alumni of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), Magaji Abdullahi and Lukman Rabi’u, have designed and built a pioneering ten-passenger electric vehicle. This remarkable project, sponsored by the university, showcases the duo’s exceptional creativity, perseverance, and innovative spirit. The unveiling ceremony, held on January 18, 2025, at the UDUS campus, drew…
Traditional leaders in Sokoto State have reaffirmed their commitment to promoting vocational skills in schools, aiming to enhance girl-child education and reduce street wandering among pupils. They also pledged their unwavering support for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) program, which seeks to safeguard schools from vandalism, drugs, and other criminal activities….
Wife of the clan head of Nkonib Quo community in Ikot Ansa, Calabar Municipality, Mrs. Arit Maurice Omin-Iso has appealed to the Cross River State governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu to intervene in the alleged abduction of her husband, Ntufam Maurice Omin-Iso. Speaking with Journalists in Calabar on Sunday, Mrs. Arit Maurice Omin-Iso claimed that…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji on Sunday commended the selfless and heroic acts of a State firefighter, Higher Superintendent Osho Oluwasola, and his team for their swift response in extinguishing a raging fire at a filling station in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, last week. Governor Oyebanji gave the commendation on Sunday when he…
