“In accordance with Article 18[ ] of UNDRIP, the Constitution must include provisions to ensure indigenous peoples have the right to participate fully and exclusively, if they choose, at all levels of decision-making in matters which may affect their rights, lives, and destinies. This could involve amendments to sections dealing with political representation and participation.
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In a bid to address malnutrition-related challenges, the Federal Government has unveiled a National Guideline aimed at bridging existing gaps in multi-sectoral approaches to nutrition in Nigeria. At the launch event in Abuja, the Minister of Women Affairs, Barrister Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye stated that the document aims at promoting healthy living as well as longevity, not only among women and girls but the entire Nigerian populace. Highlighting the dire situation of malnutrition in Nigeria, the Minister noted the country has the third highest record of wasted children in the world, with malnutrition being responsible for the deaths of many of…
The Federal Government has reiterated the importance of collaboration to enhance public health measures in the country. Speaking at the 4th Bi-Annual Stakeholders Engagement, themed “Improving Public Health Programs through Science”, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, underscored the significance of knowledge sharing among stakeholders at both national and sub-national levels. The meeting is aimed at facilitating reviews and sharing experiences to strengthen stakeholders’ roles in critical areas such as HIV epidemic control, vaccination systems, and disease outbreak responses. Alausa commended the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its sustained support to…
The Commissioner for Health in Cross River, Dr Egbe Ayuk has disclosed that only 196 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) of the 1,045 centres spread across the state are functional. The commissioner made the disclosure in Calabar on Tuesday during a briefing to mark this year’s World Health Day which has the theme: “My health, my right.” Ayuk noted that the celebration was shifted because of the Eid-el-Fitr public holidays declared last week by the Federal Government. He, however, said that the number of functional healthcare centres would be increased to 450 within the next two years. According to him, we…
“We should not give those people relevance, they are achieving their aims just to seek attention, we are having challenges here and there in the country, and this administration is really trying her best.
“This significant reduction in the price of diesel, at Dangote Petroleum Refinery, is expected to positively affect all the spheres of the economy and ultimately reduce the high inflation rate in the country.”
The company which has no records of undertaking similar projects in the past- having been registered in April 2019 as an energy firm and not a construction company, was paid various amounts in 2021 for the construction of a maternity, rural earth road and an earth dam nominated by the lawmaker.
“As a result of this heightened surveillance, no fewer than three private operators have been found to be in violation of their PNCF and Part 9114 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations.
Pakistani authorities have put rescue services on high alert after heavy rains, thunderstorms and lightning wrought havoc across the country. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has asked emergency services to be vigilant as more severe weather moves in. The death toll from the heavy rains over the past four days has risen to 50, according to officials from provincial wings of the authority on Tuesday. About 21 people, including seven children, were killed when lightning struck in central Punjab province. Another 21 people were killed in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while eight perished in the southern province…
“Atiku and Wike fell apart in the build-up to the 2023 general elections after Atiku beat Wike to the PDP presidential ticket and also did not pick him as a running mate for the election,” the newspaper said.