Plateau State University has received a tractor donation from the State Government to strengthening its commitment to expanding agricultural training and production programs of the institution. Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Shedrack Best while receiving the tractor from Commissioner of Agriculture Hon. Samson Ishaku Bugama onbehalf of the State Commended Governor Caleb Mutfwang for…
…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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have kidnapped a medical doctor working with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State. This is coming barely 72 hours after the launch of newly-created security force, Agụnechemba (popularly known Operation Udo Ga-Achị) in the state by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, as part of his administration’s move…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A middle-aged woman, identified as Mrs. Blessing Chioma Nwaka, has died after her husband, Mr. Sunday Obiozor Nwaka, reportedly set her ablaze over suspected family problem. The incident happened on Tuesday, January 21, in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Reports have it that the victim (who hailed from…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed plans by the Federal Government to establish an aircraft manufacturing firm in Nigeria. The facility is a collaboration between XeJet and indigenous banks, aiming to transform Nigeria into a regional hub for aviation services. Keyamo announced this during the launch of XeJet’s Maintenance, Repair…
