Jumoke Olasunkanmi As part of proactive measures to prevent a flooding crisis as Cameron opens the floodgate of the Ladgo Dam, the National Emergency Management Agency has set up monitoring stations in high-risk areas of the country. These include the Bakin Kogi River in Adamawa State, River Benue in Benue State, River Niger and the…
[ad_1] A mental health advocate, Anegbode Odion, has cautioned the youth to desist from drug abuse in the interest of their mental health. Mr Odion, the vice-president of Heritage Advancement Forum (HAF), gave the advice on Wednesday in Lagos. He warned that youths should stop abusing drugs and substances to forestall mental health problems, adding…
[ad_1] Recent allegations of financial misappropriation and impropriety against Aisha Dahir-Umar, the director-general of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), were politically motivated, a coalition of 70 registered civil society organisations (CSOs) declared on Wednesday. The Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) said at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday that it had so far…
Gom Mirian The Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals, Prof. Emem Bassey, has called for better pay and improved welfare for healthcare workers in Nigeria, saying they are leaving to other African countries in droves to seek better pay. According to Prof. Bassey, these professionals move to countries…
Gom Mirian Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has kicked off distribution of food items to residents of the state to alleviate suffering caused by the removal of fuel subsidy and the economic hardship resulting from it. Speaking at the symbolic presentation of the food items at the mini-stadium in the state, the Governor said each…
[ad_1] Bengaluru — Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Indian drugmaker Lupin will supply their versions of the tuberculosis drug bedaquiline at a significantly cheaper price in low- and middle-income countries, a global anti-tuberculosis group said on Wednesday. The UN-backed Stop TB Partnership said J&J’s new price of $130 and Lupin’s price of $194 for a…
[ad_1] By AFP The Global Fund announced Wednesday a deal with generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to significantly slash the price of a cutting-edge HIV drug, in a move it said would save lives. The Global Fund, a partnership set up in 2002 to battle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, said the agreement would make it possible to…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has uncovered illicit importation of over 55,000 tablets of tramadol, 94,000 capsules of Omeprazole, a brand of a gastro resistant drug, as well as 326,100 millimetres bottles of cough syrup with codeine. Speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday, the Comptroller of Tincan Island Port Command (TIOC), Adekunle…
[ad_1] A neurosurgeon in Australia has discovered a parasitic worm in the brain of a patient during an examination of troubling symptoms. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi used forceps to pull out the 3-inch parasite while performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient’s skull at Canberra Hospital last year, TIME reported on Tuesday….
[ad_1] Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian flag, is dead. He was aged 87. Akinkunmi Akinwumi, one of his children, announced the death in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you lived a life with a landmark. Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi…
