The Commissioner for Health in Ogun state, Dr Tomi Coker, has expressed concern over rising number of tuberculosis patients in the state.
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The official Italian financial institution for international development cooperation and Afreximbank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for a 100 million euros facility to support food security in Africa.
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Ginger Blight Epidemic Control TaskForce to mitigate the impact of ginger blight epidemic in some parts of the country.
The Leprosy Mission, Nigeria (TLMN), has inaugurated ‘Wellness Connect’, a toll-free Call Centre dedicated to providing psychosocial support services for individuals to help address mental health issues across the country.
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Dr Paul Akintelure is dead.
The Jigawa chapter of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for the postponement of elections of local government chairmen and councillors in the state.
A Kano High Court sitting on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to death.
Some financial experts on Monday expressed different views on the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), citing various economic factors. Former President, Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, said on Monday in Abuja that the MPC could retain all the rates. Unegbu said that this would give enough time for the economy to feel the positive impact of the policy rates. “The MPC should hold all existing rates constant till its next meeting. ALSO READ: CBN sells $10,000 to BDC operators at ₦1,251/$ “The government should also look inwards…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund, a ground-breaking initiative poised to revolutionize infrastructure development, focusing on agriculture, alongside other critical sectors including transportation, ports, aviation, energy, healthcare, and education. The approval of the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund, is aimed at addressing Nigeria’s significant funding gap of $25 billion per year in infrastructure development. He disclosed that under the agricultural infrastructure and food security, the emphasis is on developing robust agricultural infrastructure networks. “This includes the establishment of national food storage facilities, integrated irrigation systems, ranching for animal husbandry, and the enhancement of agricultural logistics and…
The Kebbi Government says it offered free treatment to 23,542 patients with mental illness at the Zauro Psychiatric Medical Outreach from 2023 till date in the state.