KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government, in partnership with the World Bank under the IMPACT project, has committed over ₦24 billion to upgrade Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across all 44 local government areas. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, disclosed this at the official flag-off in Takai LGA on Thursday. He said the…
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has rolled out a comprehensive health package targeting pregnant women with free antenatal care, screening for infectious diseases, and delivery support. Speaking in Takai Local Government Area on Thursday, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, said the initiative aims to block the transmission of preventable diseases from…
KANO, Nigeria – Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has raised concerns over shrinking funding and declining international support, warning that these challenges could undermine progress made in resettling internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, SEMA’s Executive Secretary, Mohammed Goje, said the state has moved…
KANO, Nigeria – The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board has unveiled plans to launch a Mpox (monkeypox) vaccination campaign in selected Local Government Areas affected by the outbreak. Health Educator at the Board, Isah Yusha’u, announced this during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting on Wednesday in Kaduna. “The vaccination exercise is scheduled to begin tentatively on…
KANO, Nigeria – In a bid to address the shortage of medical personnel in rural communities, the Sokoto State Government has introduced a mandatory two-year rural service for all medical professionals it sponsors. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar, who disclosed this on Tuesday during a media briefing, said the policy aims to…
KANO, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has empowered 95,556 adolescents with vital vocational skills, financial literacy, and safe spaces in Katsina State, under its REACH (Reaching and Empowering Adolescent Girls in North-West Nigeria) programme. The initiative, implemented across six local government areas — Katsina, Kafur, Kankara, Rimi, Baure, and Mani —…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano In a renewed push to address the growing out-of-school children crisis, the Kano State Government has deepened its collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), pledging to scale up investments in basic education across the state. The state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this commitment on Friday during a courtesy…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Defence Headquarters says troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria recorded significant gains in the ongoing military operations across various theatres in July, including the elimination of top terrorist commanders, arrest of hundreds of suspects, rescue of kidnapped victims, and disruption of oil theft activities worth over ₦1.3 billion. Director…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its nationwide warning strike, which began on Monday, July 29. The decision to call off the industrial action was disclosed on Friday by the Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, after a closed-door meeting with the association’s leadership in Abuja….
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Amid the ongoing nationwide warning strike by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), members of the Hospital Friends Association in Katsina have stepped in to provide first aid and humanitarian support to stranded patients. The state chairman of the association, Alhaji Bilya Sanda Khadimul Islam, in a statement…
