Some experts in the power sector have commended President Bola Tinubu on some of the ongoing reforms in the sector.
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Ten members of a single family were killed overnight in a village in the capital of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province due to heavy rainfall and flooding, local officials said on Sunday. Rescue teams are searching for the remaining victims after four bodies were recovered, the head of the information and culture department Zabihullah Amiri said in a statement. There are no reports of survivors from the family. Flooding has deepened Afghanistan’s already dire humanitarian crisis, adding to the death toll caused by multiple natural disasters in recent years. The World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement that floods in the…
The Nigerian automotive industry is gearing up for a significant transformation with focus on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs). The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Joseph Osanipin, said in Abuja that Nigeria’s abundant natural resources were key to this transformation. “On EVs, Nigeria has a very good advantage if we pursue EVs as well as CNG parts. “The advantage in CNG is because we have natural gas in abundance, it naturally makes it cheaper for us to go that route. “Again, we have the technical know-how and the component parts,” he said.…
The Federal Government says no fewer than 37,000 jobs will be created in the geriatric (aged) care industry, being set up by the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSSC).
Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cletus Shurkuk says the government has commenced the renovation and equipping of more than 300 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the state for quality healthcare delivery.
As the world marks Thyroid Day, a Consultant-General and Endocrine Surgeon, Dr Adefemi Afolabi, has urged Nigerians not to stigmatise thyroid disease patients.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) says it is set to establish LPG Micro filling plants in Niger state.
Environmental degradation, closely linked to the effects of climate change, has led to the depletion of water levels in the dam, significantly affecting agricultural activities.
An NGO, FemPawa Africa, has urged the government to remove all taxes on sanitary pads to enable women and girls to buy them, especially those in rural areas.
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) targets more than 288,000 girls for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine against Cervical Cancer in Kogi beginning May 27. The Technical Assistant on HPV Introduction, John Snow Incorporated (JSI), Mr Mohammed Bala, made the disclosure in an interview in Lokoja on Saturday. Bala explained that on May 27, NPHCDA and John Snow Incorporated (JSI) through the HPV Vaccine Acceleration Programme Partners Initiative (HAPPI) project, would be there to provide the needed technical support. He said that the week-long programme is targeting girls between the ages of nine and 14 years, who are…