[ad_1] The Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the elevator that caused the death of Vwaere Diaso, at the General Hospital, Lagos Island, was not fit for use. The association had inaugurated a panel to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of Diaso, a medical doctor, who was undertaking her…
[ad_1] By AFP The final preparations to discharge wastewater from the crippled Fukushima power plant in Japan began Wednesday, its operator said, a day before the scheduled release into the Pacific Ocean. Tokyo had announced on Tuesday that the operation into the Pacific would begin on Thursday, prompting an angry response from China and partial…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $9 million in humanitarian assistance to bolster natural disaster response efforts in Northeast Nigeria in 2023. USAID disclosed in a press statement that “through the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration, the funds will provide emergency shelter, water…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr.Betta Edu, has stated that Global Positioning System(GPS) will be employed to aid logistics and accountability to deliver palliatives to doorsteps of Nigerians. The Federal Government on May 29, 2023, removed subsidy on petrol, leading to a spike in the cost of living of…
[ad_1] The Lagos house of assembly on Wednesday declined to confirm 17 out of 39 commissioner nominees recommended by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state. On July 28, Sanwo-Olu sent the list containing names of 39 nominees being considered as commissioners and special advisers-designate in his cabinet. At the plenary on Wednesday, only 22 of…
[ad_1] Over three years after the Federal Capital Territory Administration halted operations at the Abuja Rail Metro Station, the FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has directed its reopening in the shorted possible time. Wike, who gave the directive on Wednesday shortly after a tour of the rail facilities across the territory, assured that the Abuja…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has vowed to bring back gender bills that failed to scaled through in the last assembly in order to ensure that women are represented in politics and governance. He made this statement on Wednesday at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies…
[ad_1] Surgeons in Oxford have recorded the first successful womb transplant in the United Kingdom (UK). The recipient was a 34-year-old woman while the donor was her 40-year-old sister who already had two children and had completed her family. According to BBC, the procedure was carried out by over 30 medical personnel at Churchill Hospital,…
[ad_1] The Lagos house of assembly on Wednesday declined the confirmation of 17 nominees recommended by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, for commissioners and special advisers. The state lawmakers at the plenary confirmed 22 out of the 39 nominees. In July, Sanwo-Olu sent the list containing names of 39 nominees as commissioners and special…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) says weak health systems in developing countries are a major threat to their capacity to cope with the effects of climate change. According to a statement on Tuesday, Ishmael Nyasulu, the WHO representative, spoke at the regional summit on health and climate change for Africa, taking place in Lilongwe,…
