The Kwara Government says the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine, which will soon be introduced, would be taken to all secondary schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin when the Advocacy Team from the Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency paid her a courtesy visit. Modibbo-Kawu said that the ministry would do everything possible to ensure the success of the vaccination in the state, adding that every organisation and relevant stakeholders would be consulted. She expressed optimism that the programme would be given adequate priority while…
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The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments to mandate companies to inscribe “Made in Nigeria” on all goods manufactured in Nigeria.
Two aquaculture experts on Tuesday recommended that local fish farmers adopt maggot meal and other ingredients as fish feed alternatives.
A Consultant Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr Moyosore Makinde, says over 700 genes in the human body can be affected when an individual fails to sleep when due. The consultant made this known in an interview in Lagos on Tuesday, in commemoration of the 2024 World Sleep Day (WSD). WSD is celebrated annually on March 15 to raise awareness about the significance of sleep and the ills of sleep deprivation. The 2024 World Sleep Day has “Sleep Equity for Global Health” as its theme. Markinde, also the President, Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLON), therefore, said that sleep…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to ban and criminalise importation of Adire/Kampala and other locally produced fabrics imitations into the country.
The suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon has told a Federal High Court, Abuja that Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s counsel, was not qualified to practice as lawyer.
Forced labour in the private economy generated 236 billion dollars in illegal profits per year, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reported from Geneva on Tuesday.
A pencil manufacturer, Mr Muideen Ibrahim, has urged the Federal Government to urgently declare a state of emergency in the manufacturing sector to revamp the economy.
Consumer goods giant Unilever has announced plans to cut around 7,500 jobs globally as part of an overhaul aimed at saving around 684 million euros (869 million dollars) over the next three years.
44 shops, 110 non-permanent shops destroyed in Sokoto market fire