By Kazeem Akolawole with Agency report The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday cancelled the results of 63 polling units in four Local Government Areas of Kogi over thuggery and failed BVAS that characterised Saturday’s polls. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) listed the LGAs involved to include: Okehi, Umala, Ulama-Boro and…
[ad_1] The Nigeria Association of Government Medical and Dental Practitioners at the General Hospital, Ilorin, have commenced two days strike over an alleged assault on their colleague. Dr. Ola Ahmed, the Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, who spoke on behalf of the association, stated that the doctors were forced to down tools due to…
By Gom Mirian The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has cautioned pregnant women of the dangers associated with tetanus and diphtheria infections during pregnancy. The primary health agency gave the warning on Monday at it official tweeter handle titled ‘Taking Tetanus and Diphtheria Immunization is very important for all pregnant women’. The agency…
By Juliet Jacob The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) warns food sellers against using paracetamol to tenderize meat and beans because it can cause renal and liver failure. Restaurant owners and staff often cook beef with paracetamol as tenderizer to achieve a faster and cheaper process. NAFDAC Kwara…
* Uhuru Kenyatta, Ernest Koroma caution Nigerians against disinformation Kazeem Akolawole The African Union (AU), and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Missions deployed to the Nigerian general elections have charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on credible conclusions of the electoral process. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya,…
Kazeem Akolawole The US Mission has announced the extension of tourist visa validity effective from March 1, 2023, from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter the US temporarily for business and/or tourism. A statement obtained by African Health Report, AHR, on Monday said the visa validity extension allows Nigerians…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation has expressed concern about bird flu after the father of an 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died from the disease also tested positive, raising fears of human-to-human transmission. Since late 2021, one of the worst global avian influenza outbreaks on record has seen tens of millions of poultry culled, mass wild…
By Gom Mirian Some concerned Abuja residents have expressed displeasure over explanations given by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the delay in uploading polling unit results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election results on glitches in its Result Viewing Portal (IRev). INEC’s Commissioner for Voters Education, Festus Okoye, in a statement…
By Juliet Jacob The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) have presented their preliminary statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. On Monday in Abuja, the leader, Dr Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, congratulated the people for “their resilience and enthusiasm”. “Despite…
[ad_1] A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours. As reported by Science Daily, the peer-reviewed findings, published in the journal Environmental Health, show that just two hours of exposure…
