Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health By Hassan John The shortage of family planning commodities currently being experienced in Nigeria is due to the unexpected population of women who demand for it, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has revealed. Speaking while delivering a keynote address at an event in Abuja, weekend, the Minister said…
Pangolin By Juliet Jacob On the 2023 World Pangolins Day, marked on February 18, the World Animal Protection, WAP, says that world’s most trafficked mammal pangolin plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance of the ecosystems and must be protected. WAP, spoke at a hybrid event held to mark the World pangolins day…
By Juliet Jacob A Principal Medical Officer, Geidam Bulama, abducted11 months ago by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno State, has regained freedom. AHR gathered that, Bulama was reportedly released in Gubio before he was moved to Maiduguri where he reunited with his family. It was not clear if a ransom was…
* Osun State Leads the Pack with 75% per cent By Gom Mirian The highest rates of mothers aged 15-49 years who do not breastfeed their newborn children within one hour of birth are to be found in Jigawa and Imo States. A new report has shown that only 23 per cent of…
By Juliet Jacob Pregnant Shema’u Sani Labaran about to deliver her baby died at the Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital in Kano State, on account of delay in payment of…
By Juliet Jacob In quick response, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Friday, it had not authorised commercial banks to start accepting the old N500 and N1,000 notes. It said that the only directive to the regulator from President Muhammadu Buhari was to reissue the old N200 note. Director, Corporate Communications of CBN,…
By Kazeem Akolawole Health sector stakeholders have appealed to candidates seeking electictive positions in the 2023 general elections to prioritize the sector and make maternal health services free for benefit of the common man. The stakeholders at a one-day summit organised by the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) supported by the Partnership for…
….Over 11,000 candidates booked for exam malpractices By Miriam Gom The National Examinations Council, NECO, has announced the release of the result of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made the announcement on Thursday in Minna, Niger State of Nigeria. According to Wushishi, 59,124…
President Muhammadu Buhari My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and insecurity…
By Louis Achi, with Agency report President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reintroduction of old N200 note as legal tender alongside the new N200 note until April 10. Consequently, the old 500 and 1000 Naira notes have been withdrawn from circulation. They cease to be legal tenders. The president, who gave the approval in…
