[ad_1] A volunteer teaches a class at Shankou School in Xianxi town, Yiyang city, central China’s Hunan Province. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee) Nine classrooms at Shankou School in Xianxi town, Yiyang city, central China’s Hunan Province, were inaugurated on June 5 after being renovated. The classroom renovation project is the first public welfare project…
[ad_1] The police command in Ebonyi says two people have been killed in a communal crisis between residents of Abaomege and Oshinkwo communities in Onicha LGA of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, Onome Ono, police spokesperson, said the victims were killed while returning home from work. Ono added that a police officer was…
[ad_1] Economy NHIF hunts for road accident evacuation services provider Wednesday June 07 2023 The National Hospital Insurance fund building in Nairobi in this photo taken on March 27, 2022. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has opened a search for a new provider for road accident evacuation services…
[ad_1] Connect Initiative, an international socio-political group, has congratulated Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom, on his assumption of office. Eno was sworn in as the fifth governor of Akwa Ibom on May 29. In a statement on Tuesday, Frank Ekpenyong, president of the group, expressed confidence that Eno would stimulate growth and improve the…
[ad_1] A veteran broadcaster, Mallam Abdulkarim Muhammad Abdullahi, has appealed to the Federal Government to put mechanisms in place for the regulation of social media in the interest of national security. In a statement on Tuesday, Abdullahi, who was the Rector of the Nigerian Television College, Jos Plateau State, stressed the need to bring sanity…
[ad_1] The Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde, on Tuesday, cleared the air over the reopening of the Idiroko border in Ogun State. Makinde said the border had been reopened since last year, contrary to a viral video which showed some residents of Idiroko jubilating over the border…
[ad_1] The Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Babatunde Salako, says establishing a Medical Research Council (MRC) will provide opportunities to solve health challenges locally. Mr Salako said this while speaking during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Tuesday, noting that the research council will also address funding challenges restricting…
[ad_1] As part of its efforts to strengthen global health security, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the launch of a digital health initiative in collaboration with the European Commission. A statement on the WHO website said the partnership serves as the foundation of the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN), which it…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that about 3 million deaths caused by indoor pollution are recorded annually. It added that 2.3 billion people use polluting fuels such as wood, charcoal, crop waste and kerosine for cooking, leading to millions of deaths each year and threatening the environment. WHO made…
[ad_1] BY FEMI SONEYE For nearly two decades, the Nigerian government has literally been robbing Peter and handing the proceeds to Paul through a programme that has denied millions of poor Nigerians access to basic social amenities. That programme, the payment of subsidy on petrol was introduced in 2000 during the administration of President Olusegun…
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