The Management of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has notified the public to stop the purchase and use of a product named Weight Rapid Loss Capsule, manufactured by Ingi Oman, A notification signed by the management on the Agency’s website, dated December 20, 2022, and titled Public Alert No. … [Read more…]
By Chime, Abumchukwu Chinedu Media Handle (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube): Ou Travel and Tour My visit to Owerre-Ezukala Cave and Waterfall in Iyiafor Owerre-Ezukala, Orumba South, Anambra State is one that remains fresh in my mind with lots of nostalgia. The waterfall is one of the biggest in Nigeria. It is located in a … [Read more…]
It is the holidays and Christmas is my favorite holiday of each year. Christmas is usually the time to spend time with family, both nuclear and the extended family. The Igbos for instance, travel to their villages to be with their extended family. People also use the opportunity to visit people that they have not … [Read more…]
By Chetanne Chinelo Our call for the 2022 Christmas edition of Nkanu Today column was at Obeagu, Awkunanaw, in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State. Pacesetter’s guest was a palm wine tapper, Chinwendu Eze, a young man whom we guess is in his mid or late thirties. We captured the entire process of … [Read more…]
On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, an Amazon and matriarch of the Igwesi royal family of Obuoffia Ancient Kingdom in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Her Highness, Chief Ezinne Christiana Ego Igwesi (JP), left this world after a brief illness. Though the Queen departed at the ripe age of 76 but the reality … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has approved the immediate relaxation of the COVID-19 safety measures and travel advisory, including the suspension of all pre-departure, pre-boarding, and post-arrival PCR test requirements. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), … [Read more…]
Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox in English, the World Health Organization announced Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatisation stemming from the existing name. Monkeypox received its name because the virus was originally identified in monkeys kept for research in Denmark in 1958, but the disease is found in a number of animals, and … [Read more…]
Dr. Peter Mbah the Enugu governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has instituted a health insurance scheme with a premium worth two million naira for 100 indigent persons in Nkanu East. This was done earlier yesterday in commemoration of the first anniversary of the St. Cecilia Memorial Hospital, Owo, Nkanu East LGA, built … [Read more…]
Enugu State Fire Service is, arguably, one of the greatest success stories of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led administration with Engr. Okwudiri Ohaa as the State Chief Fire Officer and helmsman. The fire service has been brought back to life, strengthened and refocused for the positive stories that abound today. Engr. Okwudiri Daniel Ohaa was … [Read more…]
….donates money, equipments to aid process Committed to strengthening Maternal and Child Health Care in Nkanu West local council of Enugu State, the First Lady of Nkanu West LGA, Mrs Mary Onyinyechukwu Ejim, Friday, October 7, 2022, flagged off vaccination for Measles and Yellow Fever. The flag off ceremony which was performed by the First … [Read more…]
By Chukwuka, Ifunanya Judith (Information Officer/PRO), Min. of Budget and Planning, Enugu State The Enugu State Government through the Ministry of Budget and Planning in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) had on Sunday, 2nd of October commenced a 5 day Community of Practice Workshop on Building Capacity to Mainstream Nutrition into the … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives has raised the alarm over the possibility of the ebola virus returning to Nigeria, urging the Federal Government to immediately activate preventive measures. Members of the House, at the plenary on Thursday, unanimously adopted a motion moved by one of them, Dachung Bagos, who warned that the virus might spread to … [Read more…]