The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — alongside governments, philanthropies, the private sector, NGOs, and global and community leaders — has announced commitments totalling $1.27 billion to improve and save millions of lives. According to a statement from the organisation, the commitments were announced during the United Nations General Assembly. It said the funding will … [Read more…]
Louis Amoke The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) for the federal agency to take over the state-of-the-art Enugu State Medical Diagnostic Centre, Enugu. The agreement is to pave the way for the NSIA to provide comprehensive medical, diagnostic and oncology (cancer) … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded eight additional Lassa fever infections and one death between September 5 and 11. The NCDC via its official website said the new cases bring the number of confirmed cases and deaths to 917 and 171, respectively. It disclosed that 25 states had recorded at … [Read more…]
Nigeria has made history, joining other countries of the world like Ghana and Rwanda to easily and timely ferry needed medical commodities, including vaccines and blood across difficult terrains with drones. This is as instant logistics drone services operator, Zipline, has just commenced commercial deliveries of medical commodities through drones, to health facilities in Kaduna … [Read more…]
AHỊAJIỌKỤ: Igbo New Yam Festival …Discourse at UIU Tristate 6th Annual BBQ/New Yam Festival, Saturday. August 27, 2022, Queensbridge Park, Queens, NYC M.O. ENE PREAMBLE Igbo kwenu! Umu Igbo Unite, kwenu! Igbo Tri-State, kwenu, Igbo kwezuo nu! Thank you for inviting me back from across the Hudson River. Last April, I was here in … [Read more…]
2021 Independence Edition’s Personality of the Time- Mr. Ernest Ikechukwu Ugwu Mr. Ernest Ikechukwu Ugwu is the Enugu State Chairman of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS). He is an educationist, geologist, businessman and a techie. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra … [Read more…]
Encomiums pour in as former Enugu PDP guber aspirant and business mogul, Odengene, celebrates birthday Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Goodwill messages, encomiums, appreciations and felicitations have continued to pour in following the birthday celebration of Capt. Evarest Nnaji, Odengene, a former aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Enugu governorship race. Odengene, who enjoyed … [Read more…]
Worried by the mass exodus of Nigerian medical doctors abroad in search of greener pastures, President Muhamamdu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, to look into ways of ending the ugly trend. In the last six years, Nigeria have lost an estimated 10,000 doctors and professionals in the health sector to the … [Read more…]
Another case of the dreaded Monkey-pox disease has been recorded in Abia State, thus, bringing to four, the total number of cases so far recorded in the state according to Ministry source. Commissioner for Health, Dr Joe Osuji, who confirmed this in an interview with Vanguard on Tuesday, said the patient had been treated and … [Read more…]
An international, non-partisan, non-profitable, advocacy and campaigning organisation that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease particularly in Africa through public awareness, among others, ONE Campaign, has recognised Enugu as the second highest performing state in Primary Healthcare Service Delivery in Nigeria for 2019-2021. Presenting the award of recognition to the Executive Secretary, Enugu State Primary … [Read more…]
Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, his excellency, Rt Honourable Adejare Bello, has ordered the closure of the Nigerian mission in the Mexican city due to fresh outbreak of Covid-19 within the mission. The closure will last seven days beginning from tomorrow, Monday, August 8, 2022 in the first instance. As at the time of this report, … [Read more…]
“Do You, Consistency Pays”- a Chat with Eru Eru is a music artiste based in Lagos, but from Rivers State. Eru bares her mind and thoughts about her art and music career in this chat with our correspondent, Muna. I know you as Eru, a music artiste, but can you tell us a little more … [Read more…]