The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. WHO said this in a statement as the world celebrates the 17th World Malaria Day with theme: “Advancing health equity, gender equality and human rights,” The world health body said that the vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region. “Today’s launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria…
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Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday said government would relocate a lot of correctional centres to create better space, security and better infrastructure. Tunji-Ojo made the pledge when he visited Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, where 119 inmates escaped following a rainstorm that damaged the facility on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mr Ozoya Imohimi. The minister said it was imperative to relocate a lot of the correctional centres to a conducive environment. “This facility was built in 1914 to house 250…
“From the report we received from ONSA, when we scrutinized the report, we traced the sum of N4.633 billion paid to Dalhatu Investment Limited Account, domiciled in United Bank of Africa, (UBA), with Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa as the sole signatory of the account,” the witness said.
Bullish sentiment returned to the Nigerian stock market on Thursday, following investors’ interest in MTN Nigeria, Transcorp Hotel, United Bank of Nigeria (UBA), among other advanced equities Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N55.494 trillion, gained N26 billion or 0.05 percent to close at N55.520 trillion. The All-Share Index also rose by 0.05 percent or 48 points to close at 98,169.30, compared to 98,121.30 recorded on Wednesday. As a result, the Year-To-Date (YTD) return rose to 31.29 percent. Market breadth closed negative with 24 declined equities and 16 advanced others on the floor of the Exchange. On the losers’…
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and Global Health Advocacy Incubator say there are about 2.4 million children that are assigned as zero-dose in Nigeria. The organisations revealed the data at a One-day Multi-Stakeholder Technical Workshop, organised by Non-Government Organisations; Global Health Advocacy Incubator and Vaccine Network for Disease Control. The Zero-dose children are defined as kids not having received the first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) containing vaccines. Speaking at the meeting, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Vaccine Network for Disease Control, Mrs Chika Offor, said the Global Health Advocacy Incubator uses the power of advocacy…
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has unveiled the “Who wants to be an engineer” initiative to promote girls in engineering and address limiting stereotypes and biases.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the registration for Direct Entry has been extended till a later date. The Public Communication Advisor of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, stated this in an interview on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, in a bid to ensure that no Nigerian child is denied access to quality higher education, the board has decided to move the closing date for the Direct Entry registration to a later date. JAMB had announced the commencement of the registration of the 2024 Direct Entry from Feb. 28 to March 28. The board also…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says the issues that led to the tightness in the supply of fuel currently being experienced in some parts of the country have been resolved. The NNPC Ltd. said that the issues were a result of logistics problems. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd. Olufemi Soneye, made the disclosure on Thursday while reacting to the situation. Soneye reiterated that the prices of petroleum products were not changing. “The NNPC Ltd. wishes to clarify that the tightness in the supply of PMS currently being experienced in some areas across the country is…
The College of Medicine (CMUL), University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Thursday, inducted 36 nurses, with awards given to the best graduating students from the department. The induction is the fourth nursing induction and award ceremony, with the theme, “The Nurse: A Voice to Lead- Invest in Nursing and Respect Rights to Secure Global Health”. The Provost of the College, Prof. David Oke, in his welcome address, reiterated the fact that as nurses, they are advocates for their patients and must balance their actions in the delivery of patient care. Oke reminded the inductees of the five basic principles of ethics…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, on Thursday, distributed tomato seedlings, diseases and pest management packs to farmers affected by Tuta Absoluta (tomato disease) in Gombe, Bauchi and Borno States. Speaking during the event, held in Gombe, Engr. Abdullahi Abubakar, Director, Federal Department of Agriculture, said the support was for smallholder tomato farmers in the country. Abubakar, represented by Deputy Director, Horticulture, Mrs Omotosho Agbani, said the three states were part of 10 states supported by the Federal Government. He said over 2,300 tomato farmers who were affected by the disease in the concerned states known for tomato…