An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 35-year-old man, Kabiru Lawal, to three months imprisonment for stealing goats and ram. The accused, who lives at Olomore area of Abeokuta, had pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of stealing and conversion preferred against him. The presiding Magistrate, Mrs V.B. William, convicted Lawal, following his…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr.Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget office of the federation following the expiration of Mr. Ben Akabueze. This was confirmed in a statement by the president’s special adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngeglale on Friday owing to Yakuba’s prowess from being an accomplished…
The World Bank has confirmed the approval of two significant financial operations aimed to stabilize the economy and support those at economical risk This was confirmed in the statement by the bank on Thursday, “The World Bank has today approved two operations; $1.5 billion for the Nigeria Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformation (RESET)…
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has lamented what it calls massive food adulteration in Nigerian markets even as the Commission raised the alarm over the unhealthy practices. FCCPC pointed out that the practice is going on in the market places, where food items and some other basic products are adulterated by retailers for…
The World Bank has said there is a possibility that the monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will not address the ravaging inflation in the country. The World Bank made the disclosure in its global economic prospects report released on Wednesday. It said one of the risks of Nigeria’s economic growth…
Gavi, in partnership with WHO, commits to supporting human rabies vaccines for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to combat the high number of rabies deaths in Africa and Asia. The initiative aligns with the Zero by 30 campaign, aiming to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030. Dr. Jérôme Saluomon, Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage, Communicable and…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) urges students to upload as it is set to publish the full list of institutions that have submitted their complete student data as requested by the agency. This was confirmed in a press statement by the agency on Thursday by the head of media and public relations, Nasir Ayitogo…
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a major milestone in Nigeria’s public health efforts, revealing that the country successfully vaccinated 7 million girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) within a span of two weeks. This initiative is part of a broader campaign aiming to protect 16 million girls by 2025. The remarkable achievement, reported on Gavi’s…
Nigerian human rights group Global Rights has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC’s) violent crackdown on Akure clubs, with over 127 arrests. Responding to the incident in a statement tagged: ‘EFCC’s heavy-handed tactics in Akure sent to Africa Health Report on Thursday and signed by the Executive Director, Global Rights, Abiodun Baiyewu, the…
A truck carrying sharp building stones from Bwari Area Council, at Tipper Garage Junction, in FCT has on Thursday caused a major accident along the Dutse Baupma, Bwari, FCT Abuja. The incident resulted in the destruction of five cars and numerous injuries. An eyewitness, Mr. Jeffrey, shared his account with Africa Health Report (AHR), saying,…
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