Malnutrition: We Need N29bn to Address Scourge, Says Kaduna Govt
The Kaduna State Government says it needs N29 billion to address the scourge of malnutrition in the state. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the state Permanent Secretary, Planning and Budget Commission, Mr Mahmoud Yamusa, said this in Kaduna on Wednesday, at the opening of a two-day workshop on resource mobilisation. Yamusa, represented by the Director, Development Aid Coordination, PBC,...
BREAKING: President Rushed To Hospital, In Intensive Care (Photo)
ABN TV reports that the Czech President Milos Zeman was taken to an intensive care unit on Sunday, a day after the country held a general election, his doctor said. “At the moment, the patient is hospitalised at an intensive care unit of Prague’s Military University Hospital,” Zeman’s doctor Miroslav Zavoral told reporters, adding he could not yet publicise the...
Abia Records 2.1% HIV Prevalence, Passes Anti-Stigma Law As State Intensifies PMTCT Campaign (Video)
The Abia State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (ABSACA) has disclosed that the state’s HIV prevalence stands at 2.1 per cent, based on the 2018 National AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), compared to the national average of 1.4 per cent. Director General of ABSACA, Dr. Mrs. Uloaku Ukaegbu, made this known in an interview to mark World AIDS...
COVID-19: “I Will Be Giving Out ₦500K To 100 Poor Nigerians Today” – Reno Omokri [VIDEO]
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to give out five hundred thousand naira to a hundred (100) poor Nigerians today (Tuesday), funded by Apostle Johnson Suleman as part of its Coronavirus relief fund. He made the video to the public on his Facebook handle; "A Mystery Guest and I Will Be Giving Out ₦500,000 to...
COVID-19 Protocol: Govt Seals 5 Hotels In Abia
Five hotels operating within the jurisdiction of Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State have been sealed by the local council COVID-19 sensitisation/monitoring team. Our correspondent gathered that the team sealed the hotels due to what it described as public negligence and poor compliance to COVID-19 protocols as directed by the government. A source, who spoke with our correspondent, warned...
I’m Not Positive To COVID-19, Lai Mohammed Insists
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has dismissed speculations that he had contracted COVID-19 and was being treated for the virus. He observed the online publication, which had been “latched on to by some mainstream media, once again highlights the uphill task the government faces in our campaign to stamp out fake news and misinformation.” A statement issued yesterday in...
BREAKING: FG Shuts Land Borders Over Coronavirus
The Federal Government has directed that all land borders should be closed with immediate effect. Chairman of the Task Force, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, who addressed the media, accompanied by some other members of the group, announced the closure of all land borders for four weeks. He said the Head of Civil Service of the...
BREAKING: UI College of Medicine Provost, Deputy Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The provost and deputy provost of the University of Ibadan, College of Medicine, Prof. Ezekiel Olapade-Olaopa and Prof. Obafunke Denloye, have tested positive for coronavirus. Olapade-Olaopa, who made this known in a Whatsapp group message Sunday morning said “Dear colleagues, I wish to inform you that the deputy provost and I tested positive for the COVID-19 following the tests done on...
BREAKING: Coronavirus Kills 25-Year-Old Male Patient In Lagos
Lagos State government on Thursday that a 25year-old male patient has died of the deadly Coronavirus, bringing the total number of those that have succumbed to the pandemic in the state to 20. ABN TV reports that the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on his twitter handle, saying the state, unfortunately, lost the man who, at...
Nursing Council Inducts 242 Foreign Trained Nurses
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (MNCN) has inducted 242 graduates of Nursing Science from foreign universities into the nursing profession in the country. They were inducted on Friday during the council’s 10th induction ceremony for foreign-trained nurses in Abuja. Speaking during the ceremony in Abuja, the registrar of the Council, Dr Faruk Umar Abubakar, said the inductees graduated from...
