Jumoke Olasunkanmi The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the recent decision by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to invest $1.8 billion to support the production of vaccines in Africa to bolster protection against vaccine preventable diseases in the continent. Gavi made this decision on December 7, during a board meeting in Accra, Ghana, where it…
…says no record of Nigeria’s trade balance with China Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Doris Uzoka, has budgeted the sum of N1 billion for a single trip to Geneva, Switzerland. Uzoka made this known when she led officials of her ministry to defend her 2024 budget before the Joint National…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerian health workers who have migrated overseas to come back home, adding that charity begins at home. Tinubu made the call at the unveiling of Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative at the State House on Tuesday, in Abuja. He also announced plans for a…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has said that the amount allocated to the ministry in the 2024 budget is not enough to fight poverty in Nigeria. Edu made this known on Tuesday when she led officials of her ministry to defend its 2024 budget before the…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has revealed that the Nigerian government is set to introduce the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII). The initiative is aimed at helping Nigeria achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, the Minister said in a Monday night briefing. He said, “The President…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo Following serious incidents in high-risk missions to transfer patients, deliver health supplies and others, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for immediate protection of humanitarian services in Gaza. This request follows the detention of two Palestinian Red Crescent Society members (PRSC) for one hour, while a WHO staff was beaten, stripped,…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The African Tobacco Control Alliance has named Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Mozambique, Kenya and Ethiopia as major contributors to environmental pollution in the continent. According to a press statement released on X by the African Tobacco Control Alliance on Monday, most of the pollution come from plastics in cigarette butts and packaging….
Gom Mirian The Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has expressed regret over the exit of multinational consumer goods manufacturer, Procter & Gamble (P&G), from Nigeria. He, however, warned that more manufacturers would follow suit if the government does not take decisive action to address the challenges faced by the…
Gom Mirian The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the suspension of processing fees on large cash deposits until April 30, 2024. Dr Adetona Adedeji, the Acting Director of Supervision at CBN, made this public in a statement on Monday. The new development, outlined in the “Guide to Charges by Banks, Other Financial Institutions, and…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi Months after the outbreak of Anthrax in Nigeria, other African countries including Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are recording incidents of the disease, a WHO report released on Monday has revealed. Anthrax is a bacteria disease caused by the Bacillus Anthracis bacteria, that occurs naturally in the soil and affects domestic and…
