[ad_1] A draft Bill published in December plans to scrap the legal penalties on adults buying or selling sex in South Africa. When sex work is legal, workers are less likely to experience physical and sexual violence from clients and police. In Bhekisisa’s television show Health Beat, local sex workers tell of the abuse they…
[ad_1] The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says two persons died while five others sustained injuries in a motor accident in Akure, the capital of Ondo state. Ezekiel Son Allah, sector commander of the Ondo FRSC, said the accident occurred on Friday in the Olokuta area on the Akure-Ondo road. According to Son Allah, six male…
[ad_1] Sowetan“> By Sowetan – 18 March 2022 – 08:55 The government wants the public’s input into how to handle Covid-19 epidemic and other diseases after the national state of disaster has been removed. There are proposed new regulations that were gazetted on Tuesday that seek to introduce control measures for the pandemic and other …
By Juliet Jacob The Federal Executive Council (FEC) held its weekly meeting Wednesday with the approval of contract awards worth N459 billion for projects in the Ministry of Transportation, as well as the construction of 192 flats for personnel of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Contracts for the Transportation Ministry…
Aviation workers’ unions have announced a peaceful protest scheduled for September 18, 2024 over the Federal Government’s refusal to reverse its policy of deducting 50% from the internally generated revenues of key aviation agencies. The General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, and Frances Akinjole, Deputy General Secretary of the Air Transport…
A paediatrician at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Dr. Aisha Mohammed, has raised concerns about the risks associated with bottle feeding in children, highlighting its potential to cause dental caries and ear infections. In an interview with The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, Dr. Mohammed highlighted that studies indicate a strong…
