Hussaini Kafi in Kano The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has intensified efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness and flood mitigation through continuous capacity development of staff and stakeholders in Borno and Yobe states. Speaking in Maiduguri at the weekend, the Northeast Zonal Coordinator for NEMA, Abdullahi Garba Surajo, said 21 local government areas across the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Jigawa State Government has made genotype testing compulsory for all intending couples as part of efforts to reduce the prevalence of sickle cell disease and promote public health. The announcement was made on Thursday, July 25, 2025, by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, following a State…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government will tomorrow, Saturday, July 26, 2025, launch a four-day integrated malaria prevention campaign targeting children under five across all 44 local government areas. The campaign combines Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with the mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), aiming to protect millions of children during the peak…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) on Thursday trained civil society organizations and media practitioners in Kano to step up advocacy for the full implementation of the Free Maternal and Child Healthcare (FMNCH) Law. The one-day workshop focused on building participants’ capacity for data-driven advocacy, grassroots mobilization,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Radda, on Wednesday made his first public appearance following a recent road crash along the Katsina–Daura highway, as Vice President Kashim Shettima paid him a condolence visit in Abuja. The Vice President visited the governor at the Katsina State Government Lodge in Asokoro, where he offered…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has approved the immediate redeployment of two Directors General as part of efforts to reposition the state’s health sector. According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, Director General of the Private Health Institutions Management Agency, Professor Salisu Ahmad Ibrahim, has been transferred to head the State…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kaduna State Government has vaccinated 754,304 girls aged nine to 14 against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical cancer, as part of efforts to boost adolescent health in the state. This was disclosed on Tuesday during the launch of the “Girl Effect Oya Campaign” at the…
Hussaini Kafi, Kano The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday destroyed 491,000 tablets of Tramadol, valued at N91 million, in Kano. The illicit drugs, intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, were incinerated at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye represented by Director…
Hussaini Kafi, Minna The consumption of contaminated rainwater has triggered a cholera outbreak across 16 local government areas in Niger State, resulting in 13 deaths and the hospitalisation of 130 others. Out of 253 confirmed cases, Chanchaga, Bosso, Shiroro, Munya, Magama, and Bida local government areas are the worst hit. A breakdown shows Bosso recorded…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Radda, and 11 others are receiving medical treatment following a road accident along the Katsina-Daura Road on Sunday. The incident, which occurred near the KTSTA Motor Park in Daura, involved a head-on collision between a Toyota SUV and a commercial Volkswagen station wagon. According to…
