[ad_1] Gift Habib The Executive Director, Centre for Citizens with Disability, David Anyaele, on Tuesday lamented that people with disabilities still face challenges despite the signing of the Disability Act by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), in 2019. Anyaele stated this at the fourth anniversary of the Disability Act with the theme, ‘2023…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Federal Government is yet to introduce the Human Papillomavirus vaccines into the national immunisation schedule, almost three years after it made the promise, The PUNCH reports. HPV is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract, mainly transmitted through sexual contact, and most people become infected with HPV shortly after the onset…
[ad_1] From Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi No fewer than 18 traders conveying cows to Lagos from Sokoto State have been confirmed dead in a motor accident that occurred along Kebbi/Sokoto road on Monday evening. According to the Kebbi State Police Command, 42 passengers that sustained injuries in the accident have been taken to the general…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has said expansion and diversification of involvement in international trade and global value chain by African countries is pivotal for wealth creation, generation of employment, poverty reduction as well as growth of African economies. President Buhari stated this in a keynote address at the opening of the 9th African Shippers’ Day…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent action is not taken, according to the October 2022 Cadre Harmonisé, a Government led and UN-supported food and nutrition analysis carried out twice a year. This is a projected increase from the estimated…
[ad_1] Adekunle Sulaimon Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the wife of Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state generates 2.2 million cubic meters of untreated domestic wastewater daily. She stated this while speaking in Victoria Island at a ”3-Day Workshop on Regulating Urban Sanitation Services: Faecal Sludge/Wastewaste Management Guidelines and Standards.” Sanwo-Olu said the 2.2 million…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has warned against the use of two Indian cough syrups found in Uzbekistan. The agency said the syrups – AMBRONOL syrup and DOK-1 Max syrup, are substandard. Substandard medical products are products that fail to meet quality standards or specifications and are…
[ad_1] Oxfam in Nigeria says three of the richest Nigerian citizens are wealthier than 83 million others put together. This is contained in a report titled ‘Davos 2023 Inequality Report’ unveiled at a media briefing yesterday in Abuja. Ahead of the global conference of world leaders scheduled for next week in Davos Switzerland, Country Director,…
[ad_1] England will ban a wide range of single-use plastic items from October including plates and cutlery in order to limit their “devastating” effect on the environment, the government said on Saturday. The new legislation will also cover single-use trays and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers, the environment ministry announced. The department…
[ad_1] Abiodun Sanusi Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have busted a tramadol cartel and seized millions of opioid pills and bottles worth over N5bn from a warehouse in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State. The Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said two suspected kingpins were…
