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National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the increasing rate of irrational use of antibiotics which could further accelerate the process of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) leading to avoidable deaths. A statement from NAFDAC indicated that its Director General, Mojisola Adeyeye, raised the alarm at the virtual … [Read more…]
Enugu State Government Intensify Efforts to Curb Malnutrition …State ranks amongst the 15 states in Nigeria that recorded improvements in more than one commitment area on nutrition In a State Policy Dialogue and Engagement of State Executives and Legislative Councils on Investment in Nutrition meeting held at BON Sunshine Hotel, Enugu, which was hosted by … [Read more…]
Buhari needs $200 million World Bank loan to fight malaria: Health Minister Nigeria’s health minister Osagie Ehanire says the $200 million loan President Muhammad Buhari’s regime requested from World Bank is a counterpart fund to fight malaria. The minister revealed that the money was a component of the World Bank-assisted Multilateral Borrowing Plan, and it … [Read more…]
Gov. Buni deducts Yobe civil servants’ salaries to repair schools Boko Haram destroyed Governor Mai Mala Buni’s government says it will deduct 10 per cent from civil servants’ salaries to revive Yobe’s education sector. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Muhammad Lamin, announced this at a press briefing on Monday in Damaturu. The … [Read more…]
Two newborn babies rescued from Ebonyi human traffickers: Police The police command in Ebonyi says it rescued two newborn babies from suspected human traffickers. Police spokesman DSP Loveth Odah in Abakaliki disclosed that the babies were rescued by a team of local vigilantes and Ebubeagu Security Network. Ms Odah also explained that the suspects were … [Read more…]
Judge directs service of court order on IGP, others over ‘contempt’ Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court Abuja on Monday directed that the order he made on November 5 be served on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and four others. The PUNCH reported … [Read more…]
Veteran Nigerian comic actor, Babatunde Omidina fondly referred to as Baba Suwe is dead. The news of his death was confirmed but the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan also known as Mr Latin. In an exclusive interview with The Punch, Mr Latin said, “It has been … [Read more…]
I’ll convert our diversities into asset – Anyim Anyim Pius Anyim, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has identified the inability of leaders to manage the country’s diversities as the major challenges bedeviling the nation. He told an online medium recently that his … [Read more…]
‘Govs using N19.3bn bailout controversy to stop Bello’s 2023 bid’ Kogi Government has described as mischievous and politically motivated, a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it has returned N19.3 billion bail-out funds allegedly hidden by the state to the Central Bank of Nigeria and accused some governors of masterminding the … [Read more…]
Nigeria Faces Danger of Creeping Towards a One-Party State- Oseloka H. Obaze Oseloka Henry Obaze, the immediate-past Secretary to the Government of Anambra State and the 2017 Governorship Candidate of the PDP, has warned that Nigeria faces the danger of creeping towards a one-party state. Obaze made this remarks in Enugu on Saturday, November 13, … [Read more…]
Nigerian soldiers killed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, removed corpses to suppress evidence: Lagos Judicial Panel Officers of the Nigerian Army “provocatively and unjustifiably” shot live bullets and killed several #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate, and then took their corpses away, the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality has established in its report … [Read more…]
Liverpool Explosion: Britain raises terror alert, braces up for further attacks Despite declaring the car explosion a terrorist incident, the UK police did not immediately release detailed information to back its claims. Hours after the car explosion incident in Liverpool, the British government on Monday raised its terror threat level from substantial to severe, the … [Read more…]