[ad_1] The first cohort of students on a new Master’s degree in Diabetes Education at the University of Abuja will commence their studies on Thursday. A statement from the university and signed by Dr Habib Yakoob said the 18-month, dual learning MSc DME in Diabetes Education sets a new standard in the continent’s health education…
[ad_1] A total of 55 minors have been sexually assaulted between March and May this year in Zaria. Hajiya Aisha Ahmed, Manager, Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar Gayan, Zaria, made the disclosure when she led a team on a courtesy visit to the Area Commander, Nigeria Police Zaria Area Command, in…
By Gom Marian President Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) Bill, 2019, into law. The bill was sponsored by the outgoing Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives and Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. The legislation provides for the establishment of the Nigerian Education Fund, domiciled…
By Gom Mirian The second phase of the £4.6 million Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS 2) programme, funded by the United Kingdom (UK) government’s Fleming Fund, has been officially launched by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA), and the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET). According…
[ad_1] The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Dr AbdulHakeem Mobolaji Abdullateef, has cried out over the ‘monumental fraud’ perpetrated by a cabal in the system through the corporation’s new act. Dr Abdullateef disclosed this in a Facebook post on Monday, calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to…
By Gom Mirian The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), in collaboration with the European Union and the Bulgarian Government, will organise an interactive symposium on expediting local vaccine production in Nigeria. NIPRD made this announcement on its website on Monday, stating that the conference will take place on Friday, June 23. Prof….
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje The World Health Organisation (WHO) has again urged governments across the globe to give support to farmers who grow food crops instead of tobacco so that more children will have food to eat. The call was made by WHO on its official Twitter handle page, @WHO, on Monday. It noted that…
Kazeem Akolawole The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has alerted the general public on the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighbouring countries within the West African Sub-Region; specifically, Northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. It warned that the disease, which has claimed some lives, is a bacterial disease that affects both…
By Kazeem Akolawole President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that he will embark on massive public infrastructural development in the aftermath of fuel subsidy removal in the country. Tinubu gave the assurance in his June 12 nationwide broadcast on Monday, in which he emphasised the significance of late Chief MKO Abiola’s struggle for democracy…
[ad_1] The Resident Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Ulla Mueller, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set a date for the postponed 2023 Population and Housing Census. Recall that the census, which was to hold in May, was put on hold by the administration of former President Muhammadu…
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