Some health experts and medical personnel in six states of the Northwest geopolitical zone have subscribed to the use of the malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Reacting to the endorsement of the vaccine by WHO during separate interviews in Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi and Kano states, the experts expressed confidence in the findings of the international health body. Few of them, however, suggested a verification test locally, before being administered, and a strict supervision afterwards, to detect any unanticipated adverse reaction. WHO had recommended the use of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) on children in…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Some health stakeholders in the Northeast have welcomed the new malaria vaccine approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), describing it as instrumental in the fight against the disease. A cross section of the stakeholders expressed joy over the development in separate interviews in Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa and Yobe states on Thursday. The UN health agency had recommended RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with moderate to high malaria transmission. The recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi that has reached more than 800,000 children…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the state of origin of Nigeria’s president has never been a problem or solution to Nigeria’s challenges. “Where the president comes from has never been the problem of Nigeria and I can cite examples. Neither will it be the solution. “There is no such thing like he is a president from southern Nigeria, or a president from northern Nigeria. There is only one president; a president from Nigeria, for Nigeria and by Nigerians.’’ Abubakar made the assertion in Abuja on Thursday while addressing the 94th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the PDP. He called…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the country will continue to maintain its COVID-19 guidelines and protocols to protect its citizens and stop the spread of the virus. The president stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he presented the 2022 Appropriation Bill for an aggregate expenditure of N16.39 trillion to the National Assembly. The president seized the opportunity to provide an overview of global and domestic developments in the country. While observing the COVID-19 protocol during his presentation of the budget proposal, the president also gave a summary of his administration’s achievements, and it plans for the next fiscal year. President…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have expressed divergent views over President Muhammadu Buhari’s budget of economic growth and sustainability. The President on Thursday in Abuja presented the 2022 budget before the joint sessions of the National Assembly. The budget presentation had in attendance the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, some Ministers and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha. Rep. Sam Onuigbo (APC-Abia) stated that it was expected that the 2022 proposed budget would be able to cushion the effect of the economy where people…
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has pledged support for startups and innovators in the fintech ecosystem by providing relevant data and infrastructure that would enable them to succeed. FirstBank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, made the promise at the bank’s FinTech Summit 5.0, on Thursday in Lagos. The summit, which is the fifth in its series, had the theme: “Open Banking and Its Derivatives Opportunities in the Financial Ecosystem”. Adeduntan said that the summit was organised to create a global platform for brainstorming on the future of innovation in the financial services sector and specifically in the financial…
Dr Evelyn Mere, Country Director, WaterAid Nigeria, has urged government and donors to step up their investments in water, sanitation and hygiene, to tackle cholera outbreaks in the country. Mere made the call in a statement signed Mrs Rachel Ogunlana, Communications Support Consultant, WaterAid Nigeria, and issued to Journalists on Thursday, in Bauchi. She said WaterAid was deeply concerned about the cholera outbreak that had affected communities in several states in Nigeria and “claiming over 3000 lives so far, especially affecting young children between 5 and 14 years old. “The numbers might even be higher, as people in hard-to-reach areas have been…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Thursday advised the Federal Government to remove subsidy on petrol in order to increase the sector’s contribution to the nation’s revenue. Mr Mike Osatuyi, National Operations Controller, IPMAN gave the advice in an interview in Lagos. He was reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s presentation of the 2022 budget proposal to the National Assembly Buhari, while presenting the N16.39 trillion ‘Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability’, had noted the poor performance of oil revenue in the 2021 budget. The president said this was due to shortfall in production, as well as significant…
Some residents of Bauchi and Damaturu in Yobe have called on the National Assembly to ensure speedy passage of the 2022 Appropriation Bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari presented N16.39 trillion proposed 2022 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly, on Thursday in Abuja. A cross section of the residents n Bauchi and Damaturu, commended the president for the timely presentation of the budget to the lawmakers. They opined that speedy passage of the bill would sustain the gains achieved in the administration’s drive for social, economic and infrastructure development in the country. Babagana Bakura,…
The federal government has expressed support for the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on the possibility of declaring state of emergency in Anambra if the incessant killings and other criminal acts in the state persist. Malami, also the Attorney General of the Federation, had given the indication on Wednesday that the Federal Government would not rule out the option of declaring a state of emergency in Anambra given the violence in the state ahead of the Nov. 6 governorship poll in the state. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said Malami’s position was…