By Louis Achi The Marburg virus disease has officially made its first-ever appearance in Equatorial Guinea. In the same family as Ebola, the Marburg virus is a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever that is spread by fruit bats. Like Ebola, it is contracted by coming into contact with bodily fluids and surfaces infected by people…
By Kazeem Biriowo The criteria to stop treatment for onchocerciasis (river blindness) in four states: Imo, Abia, Enugu, and Anambra, has been achieved, The federal government said it has achieved the criteria to stop treatment for onchocerciasis (river blindness) in four states of Imo, Abia, Enugu, and Anambra. Representing over 18.9 million people, these…
By Gom Mirian The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has charged governments at all levels to end the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts worldwide. The child rights organisation gave the charge on Monday in Abuja at the annual observance of the ‘Red Hand Day’. According to UNICEF, despite the…
By Gom Mirian The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the upgrade of Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, to a full- fledged university to be called the University of Education, making it the 221th university in Nigeria. According to the Commission, the approval followed a request by the Kano State government for the…
By Louis Achi The Gavi Board has approved the appointment of Dr Muhammad Ali Pate as the Chief Executive Officer of the Vaccine Alliance following an extensive recruitment process. Dr. Pate will assume the role as of 3 August 2023, replacing Dr Seth Berkley, who will step down after 12 years leading the Alliance. According…
By Juliet Jacob The Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu has said states’ attitude and poor governance culture in the water and sanitation sector may affect the attainment of an Open Defecation Free country by 2025. Adamu said this at the opening of the National Retreat for States on the ‘Clean Nigeria: Use The…
By Kazeem Biriowo The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr. Gambo Aliyu, has urged all Nigerians to use the occasion of Valentine’s Day to get tested for HIV. With the day symbolizing love and togetherness, especially the young people, Dr. Aliyu believes that it presents an opportune moment to…
By Hassan John As Nigerians get ready to go to the polls to elect new leaders who will pilot the affairs of the country in less than two weeks, there are huge expectations on those that will be elected into different offices. The expectations on the incoming leaders cut across different sectors, especially, giving…
By Juliet Jacob The Bayero University Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), Kano, has secured the funding of its Agricultural programmes from World Bank and other donour agencies to the tune of $36m. Professor Sagir Adamu, the Vice-Chancellor of the University disclosed this during a pre-convocation briefing, in Kano. According to him, the centre has…
By Juliet Jacob THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to “promptly seek authorisation from the ICC Chamber to commence an investigation into the situation in Nigeria in relation to the growing cases of pre-election violence.” In a statement on Sunday, SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare…
