Koko Maxwella in Abuja The Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) has earned prestigious international and national accreditation for its HIV programme’s PCR laboratory, a milestone hailed as a major advance in Nigeria’s fight against virus. RSUTH announced on its X account on Friday that the facility, now holding an updated ISO standard certification, is…
Koko Maxwella in Abuja The Rivers State Government has launched Nutrition 774, a comprehensive programme aimed at tackling malnutrition through improved healthcare, sustainable agriculture and active community participation. Speaking at the Rivers State Nutrition 774 Town Hall Stakeholders’ Workshop in Port Harcourt, the State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), urged collective action to address…
Koko Maxwella in Abuja The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has called on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to make full use of their healthcare entitlements to avoid out-of-pocket medical costs. Speaking at a health awareness lecture for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream I on Thursday, Corps members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp…
Chukwu Obinna in Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed 150 positive cases of cholera in Niger State, alongside 16 deaths since the outbreak began. The figures were disclosed on Friday in Minna by UNICEF’s Chief of the Kaduna Field Office, Dr Gerida Birukila, during an advocacy visit to the Emir of…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Innovate Africa Corporation, a pan-African social and economic growth sustainability platform, Uloma Onyebuchi, has unveiled plans to hold the 2nd edition of the “Re-Imagining Africa’s Leadership & Investment.” The two-day 2025 Conference will take place between October 23 and 24, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria….
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja “The struggle continues”, Ajaero warns as Labour condemns FG’s stance on strikes The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly rejected any attempt by the Federal Government to use the newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy to criminalise strike actions or silence trade unions in the country. The NLC expressed concern that…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria has announced the appointment of Ms. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef as its new Country Representative. In a statement issued on Monday, the organisation said Wafaa brings more than two decades of experience in international humanitarian and development work to her new role, positioning her to…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria at the end of July due to critical funding shortfalls. WFP warned that a critical funding gap is paralysing its operations, adding that…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B, Kaduna, has officially handed over 58,740 sachets of Tramadol (100mg and 50mg) and 27 cartons of Analgin injection to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a statement issued on Monday, NAFDAC confirmed…
Sultan Rabiu The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced on Thursday that 2024 is “virtually certain” to surpass 2023 as the warmest year on record. This alarming revelation comes as world leaders prepare for next week’s UN COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, where they will seek agreements on increased funding and more decisive…
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