[ad_1] The Federal Capital Territory Administration has embarked on a massive awareness campaign to mitigate the impact of cholera outbreak in the FCT. Authorities say the early warnings has become necessary in order to avert the high death rate recorded across the nation’s capital during outbreak of cholera in 2021. Already, the Risk Communication Unit…
[ad_1] Serah Kwapo has had a nightmare for the 30 years she has been growing potatoes—that an infestation of late blight disease could wipe out her entire crop and livelihood. Not anymore. A crop of potatoes bioengineered to resist late blight makes her harvest. And she’s getting hope: the sleepless nights that have made growing…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to expose perpetrators of the alleged widespread and systemic corruption in the management of funds budgeted for fuel subsidy, and to ensure recovery of any proceeds of the crime. This was contained in a letter dated 3 June, 2023…
[ad_1] The Olufaki of Ifaki-Ekiti in Isokan Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Oba Adegbenro Ajibade III, has urged Nigerians to embrace regular exercise to keep fit and avoid illness. Mr Ajibade gave the advice at the June edition of “2023 Walk for Like” held in Ifaki-Ekiti. The various groups including Egbe Irawo Owuro (Oyin Egiri);…
By Gom Mirian The Federal Government has explained why it banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Unity Schools across the country. The government had on Saturday directed the National Examination Council (NECO) to put strict measures in place to ensure that candidates less than 12 years do…
By Gom Mirian The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Africa needs $178 million US dollars to address its rising challenges of hunger and health crisis. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who disclosed this on Saturday on his Twitter handle, said 53 million people, one in six, were facing crisis levels of hunger in…
[ad_1] The deputy governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has asked the federal government to charge the United Kingdom and other countries for each 1,000 Nigerian doctors that they welcome as migrants. “The Nigerian government should look for a way to benefit from the countries our doctors are moving to. “For example, if 1,000 doctors…
[ad_1] An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Engineer Kailani Muhammad, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to appoint any former governor into his cabinet. According to him, all those former Governors roving around President Tinubu should be discarded, particularly those who worked against local government autonomy. He also urged the president to also discard ex-Senators…
[ad_1] The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on the government of President Bola Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency in the country’s health sector. The president of NARD, Emeka Orji, gave the advice in a communique at the end of its scientific conference hosted in Lagos…
[ad_1] Wellness & Fitness Callisthenics: Bodyweight resistance training for ultimate strength Sunday June 04 2023 Trainer and founder of the Calisthenics Fitness Gym Joseph Oloo performs the Human Flag exercise during his fitness session on May 31, 2023. PHOTO | WILFRED NYANGARESI | NMG To sit through a 40-minute talk on bodyweight resistance training, delivered…
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