Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abass, has commended President Bola Tinubu on successfully restoring diplomatic ties between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria. Emirates Airlines had in 2022 suspended flights from Nigeria due to Nigeria’s failure to repatriate billions of dollars in trapped funds. The UAE also imposed…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, commended the Kano state government for its political commitment demonstrated to arrest the diphtheria outbreak in some parts of the state. The WHO country representative in Nigeria, Walter Kasadi, said the state has displayed exemplary leadership in bringing the epidemic to a standstill in some parts of…
[ad_1] The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has trained 100 survivors of vesico vaginal fistula (VVF) on vocational skills in Sokoto state. NAN reports that the training was a collaboration between UNFPA and the Sokoto government. The VVF survivors were empowered with start-up tools such as poultry business equipment, cartons of chicks and bags of…
[ad_1] The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says 50 percent of its intervention programmes have been reserved for female-owned businesses. Olawale Fasanya, director-general of SMEDAN, spoke on Wednesday at a meeting organised in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Abuja. He said: “SMEDAN now has a gender desk and has…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi Gavi’s Managing Director, Thabani Maphosa, has assured that the organisation considers Nigeria a priority in its commitment to enhancing healthcare, while commending the country’s efforts at revitalising primary healthcare. He said this in Abuja on Wednesday when Gavi’s Managing Director, Thabani Maphosa, Senior Country Manager, Jessica Crawford and David Marlow, met with the…
[ad_1] The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has raised the fee for its returning students by over 300%. The federal university announced the new rates for its fresh and returning students in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said the adjustments were approved after an emergency meeting of the university senate held on Tuesday. In the…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The House of Representatives has said it is untrue that members of the National Assembly received N100 million palliative from the Executive. The National Assistant General Secretary of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Christopher Onyeka, had accused the Lawmakers of getting the bogus allowance while the masses were given one bag of…
[ad_1] ASHLAND Transforming Ashland wasn’t just about altering the city’s logo to include a rush of bright colors and a paintbrush in the letter “h” and treble clef serving as the letter “d.” Brandy Clark, Executive Director of Visit Ashland, said it’s about “a reflection of who we are and what we aspire to be.”…
[ad_1] The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), has called on the Anambra state government to implement at least 90 percent of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) in Nigeria. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Edith Onwuka, NANNM Anambra chairman, said Ebonyi, Imo and Abia states pay 100 percent CONHESS, Enugu pays 80…
Hadiza Ibrahim delves into the world of Nigeria’s unregulated organic skin care industry and highlights the urgent need for stricter oversight to check rising health challenges arising from unwholesome manufacturing practices. There is an increasing patronage of organic skin care products, which are loved by many Nigerians who believe they are safer to use than…
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