Lassa Fever Death toll hits 164 in 23 weeks

By Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that a total of 164 Lassa fever deaths have occured in Nigeria. It added that 957 confirmed cases have also been recorded in 28 states across Nigeria. The agency made this known in its official Twitter page @NCDC on Friday. According to…

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Corps members developing rural areas through CDS – NYSC DG

[ad_1] Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General, Yushau Dogara Ahmed, has said there is no rural community in Nigeria that has not witnessed development through the Community Development Services (CDS) activities of corps members. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the Launch of 2023 Community Development Services and Director General’s award, he…

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FG seeks sustained intervention to fight TB, AIDS, malaria

[ad_1] The federal government has sought a sustained intervention from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) in consolidating gains in the fight against the scourge of malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, made the appeal on Thursday while receiving in audience…

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Only 12 percent of Borno healthcare facilities have basic WASH services – UNICEF

 …declares two LGAs open defecation free, task govt on WASH investment Kazeem Akolawole  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that only 12 percent of healthcare facilities in the entire Borno State have access to basic Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services. The UNICEF Northeast Chief of Field Officer, Phuong Nguyen, at a 2-day…

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Why dissolving Nigerian Air is a viable option – Onyema

By Hadiza Ibrahim Allen Onyema, the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, has called for the dissolving of Nigeria Air, the country’s purported national airline unveiled by the previous administration. This is as he suggested that the country should rather invest in a flagbearer airline. Onyema, who spoke on Arise Television’s Morning Show, criticised the…

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