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Abia State has witnessed increased arrests of environmental sanitation exercise defaulters, as it recorded 95 last Saturday. This is even as the government has declared a state of emergency on sanitation and reintroduced sanitary inspectors across the state. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise in Umuahia, the state capital, the commissioner for the Environment, […]
Newly installed traditional head of Da-Ogo Polo in Buguma, Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill and the Amanyanabo of the Source, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, have raised the sum of N110 million for the community’s development fund.Thedevelopment fund will be used to support entrepreneurs and students from the community, who are in various tertiary institutions. The […]
Akwa Ibom State commissioner for Information, Hon. AniekanUmanah, has dismissed as “inflammatory and concocted lies,” a media report accusing Governor Umo Eno of having an irreconcilable political disagreement with his immediate predecessor, Mr Udom Emmanuel. The alleged political rift linked to the crucial 2027 polls, according to the report, has festered to a near […]
Stakeholders in the 17 communities in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State have vowed to ensure they fish out perpetrators of Female Genital Mutilation FGM) and their collaborators in the area for adequate punishment and prosecution. The stakeholders in an agreement reached after a one-day meeting to build consensus on ending FGM in […]
Twenty-three youths from the host communities of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, have been trained in hands-on skills in cultivating tomato and peppers for value addition through processing. The university organised the training in collaboration with the Science and Technical Committee of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology and the Hope […]
Biosafety and biosecurity experts in Nigeria have advocated a shared responsibility, prevention, detection, prompt response and multi-sectoral approaches to tackle global health challenges. They stated that global health security also requires collective efforts to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats. They made the assertions during the 8th Nigerian Biological Safety Association (NIBSA) […]
The Yobe State Primary Healthcare Board, with the support from UNICEF has successfully engaged media practitioners ahead of the integrated measles rubella, polio, malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, NTDs and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) campaign scheduled for Oct. 18 to Oct. 23 across the state. The engagement which has participants from across various media including public […]
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have intercepted a truck with Reg. No. 3BGT 18LG driven by one Dennis Uruma, a 52-year-old male of Igalamela local government area, Kogi State and recover large quantities of suspected illicit drugs. A patrol team of “Eagle Net Special Squad”, Asaba, led by the commander, SP Danyaya Yunusa, […]
It was designed and built as a primary health centre (PHC) of first choice for infants and maternal health challenges, especially for rural residents. Sadly, the Cottage Hospital at Obong Ntak community in Etim Ekpo local government area of Akwa Ibom State is crying for repairs. The hospital, which existed before the creation of the […]
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced significant milestones in transforming the country’s upstream oil sector since its establishment under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, fuelling growth, investment, and transparency. The commission, which is marking its fourth year in operation this month, highlighted 16 high-impact achievements since its inception. It revealed that […]