African countries urged to prioritise job creation, management of economic

[ad_1] Ghana and other African coun­tries have been urged to prioritise job creation and management of their economies to reverse the trend of increasing poverty. According to the last Afrobarometer Survey, worsening economic conditions in Ghana had resulted in a large number of the population going without basic life ne­cessities such as enough food, clean…

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Naira crisis: UBTH patients unable to pay for services

[ad_1] Some patients receiving medical care at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, on Wednesday, expressed displeasure over their inability to pay for medical services due to the naira crisis. The patients told the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin they had no cash to pay for their bills including hospital cards, drugs and medical examinations. They…

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Mason remanded for defiling 3-year-old girl

[ad_1]  A 41-year-old mason, who is accused of defiling a three-year-old girl through her anus at Amrahia, near Adenta, has been remanded in police custody by the Adentan Circuit Court. Richard Amoako charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah ordered the prosecution to file disclosures by the…

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Diphtheria: Nigeria Reaping Result of Poor Immunisation – Prof. Tomori

Prof. Oyewale Tomori   . Domestic vaccine production derailed by policy somersaults of successive governments  . States, local governments must step-up, take ownership of diseases control and prevention in their domain . Capacity building without capacity retention, fuels brain drain   Eminent Professor of Virology and infectious diseases expert, educationist and ex-Regional Virologist for the…

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