ASHENEWS reports that the federal government has urged religious and traditional leaders to champion proper nutrition practices in their spheres.
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The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu in charge of North-Central on Community Engagement, Mrs Abiodun Essiet, says behavioural change among Nigerians is imperative toward ending the spread of malaria parasite. Essiet said this during the official launch of the “Change the Narrative Now, Sub-National Conversation and Citizens Action on Ending Malaria in the North Central”, on Tuesday in Jos. She said that though malaria is a preventable disease, many lives were lost due to the spread of the disease, particularly in children under age five. The official also called for behavioural change among the people in the grassroots…
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has reiterated the readiness of the Federal Government to reduce maternal mortality and newborn child deaths by providing adequate funding to eight thousand, eight hundred, (8800) health facilities across the country. The Minister made this statement at a press briefing to commemorate the 2024 Safe Motherhood Day, with the theme “Investing in Maternal Health for a Sustainable Future” held in Abuja recently. He pointed out that safe motherhood can be achieved when a pregnant woman receives all pillars of care during and after pregnancy, such as antenatal care,…
Numerous petroleum product marketers are presently encountering challenges securing loans required to fund the procurement of increased quantities of diesel and aviation fuel from the Dangote Refinery, mainly due to the CBN’s recent implementation of a 45% Cash Reserve Ratio. It has been noted that the obstacle posed by the raised Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) has reportedly hindered the capacity of commercial banks to provide loans of up to N15 billion for the purchase of petroleum products from Dangote Refinery along with cargoes by marketers. The Executive Director of Operations at Masters Energy Oil & Gas Limited, Mr. Felix Eribo…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a further reduction in the prices of diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre, respectively. The Head of Communication, Dangote Group, Mr Anthony Chiejina, on Tuesday in Lagos, said the development was in consonance with the company’s commitment to cushioning the effects of economic hardship in Nigeria. The price reduction is coming at the wake of its widely celebrated price reduction to N1,000, from N1,200, barely two weeks ago. According to Chiejina, the price change of N940 is applicable to customers buying five million litres and above from the refinery, while the…
The United Nations humanitarian agency has said it needs 10.7 million U.S. dollars to respond immediately to a cholera outbreak in Somalia. “The current epidemiological data indicates that an estimated 1.2 million people are at risk of being infected in 2024,” said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in its report on Tuesday. The OCHA said the heavy rains are expected to worsen the current outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera, which is already significantly high in some hot spot locations. Meanwhile, about 7,200 cases of cholera have been reported, with 75 deaths since January, according…
The Director, Special Projects, Federal Ministry of Finance, Aisha Omar, has said the ministry has so far recovered N57 billion from the N5.2 trillion owed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Omar disclosed this during the Sensitisation Workshop on Federal Government Debt Recovery Drive through Project Lighthouse Programme for South-East zone, on Tuesday in Enugu. Declaring the event open, Omar said the debts came to the spotlight from data aggregated from over 5,000+ debtors across more than 93 MDAs. Omar represented by the Deputy Director Special Projects, Ministry of Finance, Abuja, Mrs Bridget Molokwu, said the debts were in the…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved that 20 percent of palliative in terms of food intervention be routed through religious and traditional institutions. Shettima made this known while delivering the keynote address at a High-Level Dialogue of Faith Leaders on Nutrition in Nigeria, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. “The Imam of Bayero University (BUK) mentioned about the exclusion of the traditional and religious leaders in the distribution of palliatives. “The President has approved that 20 percent of the palliative in terms of food intervention be routed through our religious organisations and the…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, seeking an order to set aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the sale of an additional 10,000 each dollars to 1,583 eligible Bureaux De Change (BDCs) in the country to meet market demands.