[ad_1] The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says demand for primary healthcare services in Nigeria has remained sub-optimal due to socio-cultural and geographical barriers, poor quality of care and low level of trust in the health system arising from misinformation and disinformation. Executive Director, NPHCDA, Faisal Shuaib, said this in Abuja yesterday during the…
By Gom Mirian The Nigerian Teachers Registration Council (TRCN) says more than 90℅ private school teachers in the southwest region of Nigeria are not qualified to be called a teacher. The Registrar, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye disclosed this in Abuja while partnering with Instill Education, a South African-based educational organization to improve the skills of teachers…
By Kazeem Akolawole The federal government and development partners in the livestock sector have advocated for alternative ingredients to enhance animal feed supply, reduce the cost of production, and to boost the economy. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe stated that the capacity-building programme was in line with the present…
By Gom Mirian The Nigerian Teachers Registration Council (TRCN) on Thursday signed a memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) with Instill Education, a South African-based educational organization to improve the skills of teachers working in Nigeria. The Registrar, Prof Josiah Ajiboye, who signed the document in Abuja with his management team, said the pilot phase of implementing…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje World Health Organization (WHO) Team Lead, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, and Polio Eradication, Dr. Kofi Boateng says the global agency will partner Nigeria to cover children who missed out on immunization between 2019 – 2021. About 6.2 million children are targeted under the partnership. Dr Boateng confirmed the plan at the…
By Gom Mirian The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has announced the commencement of its online test for superintendent cadre applicants from Monday, May 8 to Wednesday, May 10. The Director, Mr. Femi Babafemi on Wednesday in a statement issued in Abuja, said screening tests will be administered to qualified candidates, who would be…
[ad_1] Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued two out of the three humanitarian staff working with the Family Health International (FHI360) abducted by the fighters of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP). Security and local sources disclosed this to Daily Trust on Thursday. Daily Trust had reported that three humanitarian workers…
[ad_1] The World Health Organisation yesterday said Nigeria had recorded 557 confirmed cases and 73 deaths from diphtheria since the beginning of this year. In its latest situation report, the WHO said 21 states had been affected by the diphtheria outbreak. Diphtheria is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease which spreads between people mainly by direct…
[ad_1] The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said the Senate can not stop the plan to demolish head offices of aviation agencies at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Sirika, who addressed State House reporters after the Federal Capital Executive Council meeting, was reacting to the Senate’s recent directive that the offices of the Federal…
[ad_1] By Joshua Odeyemi, Adam Umar & Idowu Isamotu Nigerian evacuees, who fled crisis-ridden Sudan, were airlifted from Aswan Airport in Egypt yesterday. The Nigerian Air Force plane, NAF C130, and an aircraft belonging to Air Peace, with a capacity of 274 passengers, were earlier scheduled to depart by 1pm Nigerian time, but did…
