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[ad_1] Kano, A/Ibom, others shun demonstration   By Dalhatu Liman (Abuja), Tosin Tope (Akure), Dotun Omisakin (Lagos), Salim Umar Ibrahim (Kano), Magaji I. Hunkuyi (Jalingo), Bassey Willie, (Yenagoa) & Iniabasi Umo (Uyo)   Youths in Lagos and Ondo states took to the streets yesterday to protest against the harsh economic conditions in Nigeria. The demonstration, under […]

[ad_1] Grace Edema The United Nations Children’s Fund, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, will commence a two-week mass immunisation of children and female teenagers starting from October 19, 2024. Speaking at a two media dialogue titled, ‘A Media Dialogue to Enhance Routine Immunisation and Reduce Zero Dose Children,’ Immunisation Programme Coordinator for the

[ad_1] Olaniyi Apanpa About ten persons have been feared dead following a cholera outbreak in Ndibokote village, Ezza Inyimagu, in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Report revealed that the outbreak, which emerged in the area on Monday, also claimed the life of a nursing mother who left behind a 9-month-old baby. Speaking

[ad_1] Grace Edema The United Nations Children’s Fund has said private-sector investment in public toilet business is crucial in ending open defecation in Nigeria. This issue, among others, was the primary focus of a two-day ‘Private Sector Consultation for an Open Defecation-Free Nigeria’ held in Lagos on Friday. Experts at the event projected that private

[ad_1] Stephen Angbulu President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Tinubu called for the immediate evacuation of residents in communities overtaken by floods. He ordered the National Emergency Management Agency to assist the flood victims and also directed the relevant government agencies

[ad_1] As Dangote Refinery begins local supply of petrol, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ogun State, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has appealed to the industrialist and owner of the refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to prioritise patriotism and nationalism above profit. Showunmi, in a statement on Tuesday, said Nigerians had suffered a lot and bore

[ad_1] Godwin Isenyo Following the devastating flood that affected Sabon-Gari and Zaria Local Government Areas on Monday, the Kaduna State Government has appealed to residents living in flood-prone areas to evacuate immediately. The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Usman Hayatu-Mazadu, addressing newsmen on Tuesday night, stated that the state government

[ad_1] Samuel Ese Bayelsa State Government said on Friday that it is embarking on a strategic response framework to curtail the spread of the deadly viral Monkeypox disease in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Seiyefa Brisibe, in a statement in Yenagoa said the state had reported 83 suspected cases and five confirmed cases of

[ad_1] Ikenna Obianeri The wife of the Anambra State governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has unveiled a natural ready-to-use baby food known as ‘Nonye Healthy Living Pap’ for children in the state to curb child malnutrition. During the unveiling at the Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre in Awka, the state capital, on Tuesday, Soludo said the

[ad_1] Collins Agwam The Nasarawa State Government says it has activated a provider-initiated testing approach to increase access to screening services and integrated Hepatitis B and C diagnosis in the state. The government, however, expressed concern over the rising cases of viral Hepatitis B in the state and urged residents to ensure they get tested