Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr.Betta Edu, has stated that Global Positioning System(GPS) will be employed to aid logistics and accountability to deliver palliatives to doorsteps of Nigerians. The Federal Government on May 29, 2023, removed subsidy on petrol, leading to a spike in the cost of living of…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has vowed to bring back gender bills that failed to scaled through in the last assembly in order to ensure that women are represented in politics and governance. He made this statement on Wednesday at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies…
Gom Mirian In a bid to reposition Nigerian universities to be among the best in Africa, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced that it will begin implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) by September 2023. This is aimed at improving the quality of education in the country’s public and private universities,…
The newly inaugurated Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali Pate, has his job cut out for him, if the country is to experience a turnaround in this sector. Jumoke Olasunkanmi lists some issues the needs to address to achieve this. Ranked 163 out of 191 countries with the poorest healthcare services globally by the World Health…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has assured the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, of their commitment to support the Humanitarian Response and Poverty Alleviation with 270M USD. UNICEF Country Representative, Christian Mundate, disclosed this when he led the Chief of Health and HIV/AIDS of the…
Hadiza Ibrahim The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arrested an Abuja-based businessman, Stephen Akpa, over an alleged N500m fraud. The commission made this known in a statement issued by its head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. According to the commission, Akpa was initially arrested on December 2, 2022, at his office…
Hadiza Ibrahim The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday said Commissioners of Police (CP) posted to Oyo State are carefully chosen due to its peculiarity in terms of insecurity. He made this disclosure during his visit to the Alarere residence of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, in…
Gom Mirian In a bid to tackle the growing issue of irregular migration, the Libyan government has repatriated a total of 161 Nigerian migrants back to their home countries. The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Interior Minister of the UN-recognised administration, Imed Trabelsi, on Tuesday. He stated that out of the…
Gom Mirian The Coordinating Minister of Health, Ali Pate, has said he will address the gap in Nigeria’s healthcare to end medical tourism. Pate, who was speaking at his maiden meeting with Kachollom Daju, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health, highlighted the fact that many Nigerians travel abroad for medical treatment due to…
Benefits of breastfeeding to both mother and child cannot be over emphasised as they last for a lifetime. However, Nigerian mothers face some challenges in their quest for adequate breastfeeding. Juliet Jacob Ochenje highlights some of them in this article. According to the Ministry of Health, breastfed babies have stronger immunity, reduces the risk of…
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