‘Supporting Women’s Increased Access to Family Planning Through Pharmacies and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors’
Federal Government Establishes Forest Guards to Reclaim National Forests
In a bold move to strengthen national security and reclaim Nigeria’s forest reserves from criminal elements, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a specialized Forest Guard Unit and the immediate commencement of its recruitment. The initiative targets…
Education not an expenditure, but a vital investment – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that education, from pre-school to tertiary level, should not be seen as an expenditure, but as a vital investment. Ms Christian Munduate, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, made the assertion at the launching of…
UN Migration Agency Helping Migrants in the US Return Home Voluntarily
The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries. In a statement on Monday, the UN agency said it is supporting Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR)…
International Nurses Day: Nurse-Led Team Honored for Bringing Dignified Care and Support To Terminally Ill Patients on Hospital Ship in Africa
In Partnership With the DAISY Foundation™, the Global Mercy™ Nursing Team Receives Inaugural Mercy Ships DAISY Team Award for Transformative End-of-Life Care The compassionate care of a team of palliative care nurses from the United States and the Netherlands…
NCS Refutes Claims of Distributing Contaminated Rice Seized in Seme
By Raji Rasak The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dismissed the allegation of releasing poisoned rice seized from smugglers, which had reportedly resulted in multiple deaths in the town. The spokesman for the command,…
Codix Bio Becomes First WHO H-TAP Partner Factory in Nigeria, Boosting Local Healthcare Manufacturing
(From L-R) The National Coordinator, Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value chain (PVAC), Dr Abdu Mukhtar; Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori; Non-Executive Director, Codix Holding Company, Mr. Tobi Ogunjimi; Chairman of…
Renaissance, Partners Donate Equipment To ICU To Boost Its Capacity in Rivers Hospital
L-R: Chief Medical Director, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Professor Chizindu Alikor; General Manager, Relations and Sustainable Development, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd., Mr. Igo Weli; Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Health, Dr. Comfort Mekele Igwe; and Stakeholder Relations…
NNPC, Dangote Strengthen Strategic Partnership
Group CEO of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari (10th from right) in a group photograph with President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote (11th from right) and Senior Management Team members of the two companies at the NNPC Towers, on…
NSIPA To Launch GEEP, N-POWER, GVG, NHGSFP Following Payment To Over 1.8 Million Beneficiaries By NASSCO and NCTO – Badamasi
The National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Associate Professor Badamasi Lawal, PhD, has announced that the Agency is set to kick-start several key social investment Programmes, including the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP),…
