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…
[ad_1] Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the deputy governor of Ondo State, has asked the people of the state to pray for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as he embarked on a medical leave abroad. Daily Trust had, on Tuesday, reported that Governor Akeredolu, in a letter forwarded to the House of Assembly, proceeded on a 21-day medical leave. The…
[ad_1] Nigeria needs an average of 2 million pints of blood annually to cut down the rate of avoidable deaths and morbidities. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Engr Olufunso Adebiyi, stated this Wednesday at the Press Conference to mark the 2023 World Blood Donor Day cerebration in Abuja. Engr. Adebiyi said out of…
[ad_1] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Narcotics Control Bureau of India have agreed to collaborate to block the traffic of illicit drugs between Nigeria and India. The Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement that the two agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje To mark the 2023 World Blood Donations Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that over 118.5 million blood donation is collected globally, with 40% collected in high income countries, which are home to 16% of the world population. In a statement to mark the day, WHO harped on the…
By Gom Mirian The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for improved access to safe blood and blood products in Africa, saying access to them are still financially prohibitive. Stressing that there is a need for more work to be done in the African Region to encourage more blood donation, the organisation noted that with…
[ad_1] A friendly football match in Madalla town Niger State, turned into mourning following the sudden death of a referee who was reportedly hit by a thunder strike. The deceased simply known as Mustafa Coach 02 among football fans and said to be a member of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFA), met his tragic death…
[ad_1] The Nasarawa State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has given a 21-day strike ultimatum to Governor Abdullahi Sule over the poor welfare packages of doctors across the 13 local government areas of the state. Addressing a press conference in Lafia, the state capital, on Tuesday, the state Chairman of NMA, Dr Peter…
[ad_1] Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday greeted retired General Abdulsalami Abubakar, his predecessor in office on his birthday, calling him the true father of the Fourth Republic and Nigeria’s modern day democracy. In a telephone call to the country’s last military Head of State, President Buhari described General Abdulsalami as someone who had connected…
By Gom Mirian According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), toxic e-waste affects the health of more than 18 million children and adolescents, as well as 12.9 million women in the developing world globally. Scraps for survival It is a Tuesday morning, about 8:15am, in Sabon Gari, Kano State, Nigeria’s northwest region. Abubakar Yusuf cheerfully…
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