The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, and the Ministry of Transportation to conduct a thorough investigation into recent boat mishaps in Nigeria.
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The bodies of two three-year-old boys were among those pulled from mud in eastern Uganda, swelling to 28 the death toll from a landslide last week that buried several villages, police said, with dozens still unaccounted for.
The Kebbi State Ministry of Health in collaboration with State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA), has inaugurated rollout of malaria vaccination for children from five to 11 months in the state.
The Enugu State Government and Austrian firm, WANDE NEXUS, on Monday, signed a $100 million deal to implement Sustainable Last Mile Connectivity and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project in Enugu.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if global leaders commit to dismantling barriers to healthcare and upholding human rights.
A Non-Governmental Organisation, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has urged Nigerians, especially youth and adolescents, to know their HIV status and avoid risky sexual behaviours.
Global health leaders have called for sustained funding, regional products manufacturing and innovative solutions to accelerate progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), says Gender-Based Violence (GBV) significantly disrupts the farming schedules of women in Nigeria.
The Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN) has called for more intervention from the Federal Government to increase the sector’s productivity. The National Chairman of the association, Mr Sunday Onoja, made the call in an interview on Monday in Lagos. Onoja said that increasing production output of catfish by local farmers was hindered due to unavailable capital and feed input. He noted that boosting production of catfish, such that it begins to generate export income was dependent on government’s intervention. “One way we can boost local catfish production for export revenue is through government intervention in the sector. “Most individual…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim on Monday called for greater advocacy and funding to support family planning policies.