[ad_1] BY ABDUL KEEM I salute all esteemed citizens of our great country, Nigeria – both small and great. Those who work in the limelight and those who work behind the scenes to make Nigeria a country we can all, gladly, call home. Let me make it clear that I do not take this opportunity…
[ad_1] The General Committee and the Plenary Session of the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) on May 22 respectively decided to reject the so-called proposal of “inviting Taiwan to participate in the WHA as an observer” submitted by certain countries. For the seventh year in a row, the WHA has rejected the Taiwan-related proposal, which…
[ad_1] The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called on state governments to domesticate the Child Rights Act to protect children. Nigeria adopted the act in 2003 to protect the interests of children and address the challenges facing them. But some states are yet to domesticate the act, about 20 years after it was passed….
[ad_1] Bello Matawalle, the outgoing governor of Zamfara State, was lucky to become governor in the first place. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 governorship poll, he did not become governor because he won the majority of the votes cast in the election. He was made governor after the Supreme…
[ad_1] An inspiring project at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town has reached its target of slashing its backlog by 1 500 surgeries. PHOTO: Nasief Manie/Spotlight News & Features 26th May 2023 | Elri Voigt Much of South Africa’s public health sector is plagued by long waiting times for surgery, a situation that was made much…
[ad_1] A painter has been remanded into police custody by the Circuit Court at Adentan, for allegedly impregnating his 14-year-old step daughter, at Kwabenya, Accra. David Osei, 43, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty and was expected to reappear before court on June 6. Chief Superintendent of Police Patience Mario said the court that Osei…
[ad_1] Global Winnebarian, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has donated medical equipment and assorted items worth GH¢350,000 to the Winneba Government Hospital in the Central Region to enhance healthcare delivery at the Paediatric Unit. The items included BP Apararus, pulse oxymeter, gun thermometer, digital thermometer, toiletries, liquid soap, paraxone disinfectant, cooking oil, powdered milk, granulated sugar,…
[ad_1] Currencies Dollar eyes third weekly gain as higher US rate expectations gather steam Friday May 26 2023 A currency exchange vendor counts US dollar notes at Tahtakale in Istanbul on March 22, 2021. AFP PHOTO The dollar eased on Friday but remained near a two-month high against its major peers, buoyed by expectations that…
[ad_1] The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed support to the federal government to remove sex education from the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC). This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Chairman, Kano State chapter of MURIC, Malam Hassan Sani Indabawa. The group condemned the media attack against the Minister of Education,…
[ad_1] BY IBRAHIM SODIQ Dr. Bolaji Akinola’s article, “Hadiza’s Book of 99 Errors”, syndicated in the media last week, is an unmitigated let-down from a man of the author’s status and standing in the maritime sector. Although he exposed his mission by describing the book as “Hadiza Bala Usman’s polemic” at the beginning of his…
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