Tinubu Reconstitutes Electricity Liability Management Company’s Board
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company. He also modified the NELMCO Board structure, which empowers the Office of the Minister of Power to take over the Board Chairmanship from the Office of the Minister of Finance, given NELMCO’s central role in the operation of…
FG Prioritizes Child Survival, Donates 400 CPAP Machines to Combat Neonatal Mortality
In a renewed effort to address Nigeria’s alarming under-five mortality rate, the Federal Government has distributed 400 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines to 139 health facilities across the country. This move is consistent with the government’s pledge to decrease neonatal mortality as part of the Nigeria Every Newborn Action Plan (NiENAP) 2023. During a…
UN says humanitarian aid delivery continuing in Niger Republic
[ad_1] The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Niger says aid continues to be delivered to people in need amid the uneasy situation in the country. UN deputy spokesperson for the secretary general, Farhan Haq, said this at a news conference in New York on Tuesday. “Last week, we and our…
Beyond Democracy Day, Lessons of June 12
After more than three decades the historic June 12 presidential election which was believed to have been won by the business mogul and billionaire, Chief MKO Abiola, was annulled, the ghost of the election has refused to finally leave the Nigeria’s political firmament. June 12, 1993 has become an important date in Nigeria’s political history….
75-year-old woman sets son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren ablaze in Ondo
[ad_1] A 75-year-old grandmother has allegedly set her son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren ablaze in Ondo State. The septuagenarian identified as Iforiti Oloro was accused of pouring petrol in the same residential building housing her son, Victor Oloro and his family of two, sparking off a fire. Daily Trust gathered that the incident occurred in…
NAFDAC gazettes two regulations on fat, oil to safeguard Nigerians’ health
[ad_1] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the body has gazetted the reviewed Fats, Oil and Food containing Fats and Oil Regulation 2022 in a bid to safeguard the health of Nigerians. Mojisola Adeyeye, the director-general of NAFDAC, who made this known in a briefing in Lagos on Monday,…
Centenarian recovers from COVID-19 in China’s Anhui
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 11:07, January 06, 2023 HEFEI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — After 11 days of medical treatment, a 100-year-old patient has recovered from COVID-19 and was discharged from hospital on Wednesday in east China’s Anhui Province. The patient, surnamed Tian, is the oldest COVID-19 patient to meet the discharge criteria at the hospital. She was…
Teenager rescued from ritualist den blames stepfather
[ad_1] The Honourable Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Anambra State, Mrs Ify Obinabo has rescued a 17-year-old girl from her father who wanted to use her for ritual purposes. The teenager who hails from Nise town in the Awka South Local Government area of the state is said to be the stepdaughter of the…
The first four kidney transplants will take place at Fayçal Hospital on May 22, 2023 – RNA NEWS
[ad_1] The Minister of Health Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana The first four patients who will benefit from kidney transplantation in Rwanda will benefit from this service on May 22, 2023 at Kigali Hospital, according to the Minister of Health, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana. “It will be a great progress in the country’s medical sector. Four patients transferred…