ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS: NIGERIA MUST MOVE TOWARDS A PLASTIC-FREE FUTURE – UNDP/GEF
By; Ganiyat Sunmola The United Nations Development Programme’s Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme has called on Nigeria to begin planning for a future with...
KWARA FLAGS DRUG ABUSE AS MAJOR THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SECURITY
By: Sunmola Ganiyat The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has expressed renewed concern over the growing prevalence of drug abuse among young people, warning that...
NORWAY’S CROWN PRINCESS UNDERGOES LUNG TRANSPLANT SURGERY
Agency Report Norway’s Crown Princess, Mette-Marit, who suffers from a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis that causes breathing difficulties, has undergone a “successful” lung transplant,...
11 FEARED DEAD AS BOAT CARRYING MOURNERS CAPSIZES IN BENUE
By: Balogun Ibrahim No fewer than 11 people, including a pregnant woman and six children, are feared dead after a boat carrying mourners capsized on...
FIRE DESTROYS FOUR VEHICLES, CONTAINER AT IBADAN MECHANIC WORKSHOP
By: Balogun Ibrahim A fire outbreak has destroyed four vehicles and a container at a mechanic workshop located on Togunde Street in the Akingbade area...
FG ADVOCATES INCREASED VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION AMONG NIGERIANS
Agency Report The National Orientation Agency has urged Nigerians to embrace voluntary blood donation to save more lives. Director of the agency in Jigawa, Mr...
NANS URGES FG TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN EBOLA EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMITTEE
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to include student representatives in the national Ebola Emergency...
RESIDENT DOCTORS GIVE FG 21-DAYS ULTIMATUM TO CLEAR UNPAID ALLOWANCE, SALARY ARREARS
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the federal government 21 days to address unpaid allowances, salary delays, slow payments...
TINUBU APPROVES N10 BILLION FOR EMERGENCY, ESTABLISHES TASK FORCE FOR EBOLA
President Bola Tinubu has agreed to create a special group of officials focused on preparing for the Ebola Virus Disease and other new public health...
3000 COUPLES BEGIN MEDICAL SCREENING IN KANO AHEAD OF MASS WEDDING
The Kano State Hisbah Board has finished setting up the medical checks for at least 3,000 couples who are planning to take part in the...