Juliet Jacob Ochenje Fifty women and children held hostage by Hamas and other groups in Gaza since 7 October are to be released in a four-day ceasefire deal with Israel brokered by Qatar with the support of the US. A United States official said three Americans would be among those freed, including a girl who…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje Ekiti State Government has said that it spent the sum of N288 million on welfare packages and the sum of N293 million on meals and refreshments in three months. According to a budget report titled ‘Ekiti State Government Budget Performance Report For 2023 Quarter 3’, the Gov. Biodun Oyebanji-led government spent the…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the death of one of their staff in Gaza, in the occupied Palestinian territory. Dima Abdullatif Mohammed Alhaj, 29 years old, had been with WHO since December 2019. She worked as a patient administrator at the Limb Reconstruction Centre, a critical part of the WHO…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert warning the general public, particularly health workers, of the circulation of counterfeit Meronem 1g injection in the country. The alert signed by the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof….
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The African Export-Import bank, Afreximbank, has granted a loan of $259 million to a Nigerian company, Azikel Petroleum Refinery, a subsidiary of the Azikel Group, for a refinery project in the country. According to Azikel’s public relations officer, Austin Ebipade, the deal, which was signed by the president of the Azikel Group, Dr….
Juliet Jacob Ochenje International child rights organisation, Save The Children, has said 33 children are born into hunger every minute across the globe. This is just as it stated that 17 million children will be born into the condition by the end of 2023. It made this known in a statement issued on Monday to…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Director General (DG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, has disclosed that 31 sick children, six health workers and ten staff family members were evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital in a joint operation with other UN organisations in Gaza. Dr. Adhanom said on Sunday in a post on X that…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo The National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has lamented the growing contamination of water in the country, leading to an increase in diarrheal diseases such as cholera. The agency noted in a statement to mark World Toilet Day on Sunday, that poor sanitation contaminates drinking water, streams, rivers and food…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday urged parents to be vigilant for small, decorative bottles in the bags or pockets of their children. In a statement signed by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, it said the bottles are reportedly being used to package a substance…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo A joint UN humanitarian assessment team has decried the state of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, saying it was concerned about risks of infections in the facility due to improper waste disposal. This was sequel to a visit to the hospital by the team on November 18, 2023. It stated that it observed…
