The Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, has announced a partnership between the Federal Government and American Tower Corporation (ATC) Nigeria, an American real estate investment trust that owns, develops, and operates wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure in several countries, to offer free Information and Communications Technology (ICT) training for youths. Bio-Ibrahim said this in Abuja on Friday when some representatives of the organization, led by the Public Affairs Manager for Africa, Mr Ehize Ilozavbie, paid her a courtesy visit. The minister explained that the ministry is prepared to collaborate with ATC in providing greater opportunities for youths…
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ASHENEWS reports that traditional medicine practitioners in Nigeria have called for a policy to regulate herbal medicines and practitioners.
Agriculture expert and Managing Director of Agrorebirth Company, Mr. Titilayo Adebanjo, has called upon both federal and state governments to substantially increase their annual allocations to agriculture to enhance food production. Adebanjo appealed during an interview in Epe on Friday. He said that increased budgets for the agricultural sector would boost food production and reduce economic hardship. Adebanjo added that governments should encourage farmers to sustain interest in farming and encourage more Nigerians to go into farming. “Farmers need to be supported with inputs, easy access to loans and land preparations. “The hardship being encountered by farmers is not encouraging,…
A Consultant Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr Moyosore Makinde, says it is important for people to understand that high Blood Pressure (BP) condition is a lifetime illness hence the need for modification to healthy lifestyles. According to her, high blood pressure is an illness often as a result of one’s lifestyle. Makinde, also the President of Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLONG), made the assertion in Lagos. She explained that high BP is not a health condition that could easily be cured, saying that a patient could manage of BP all through his/her lifetime once detected. The physician…
The Family Planning Coordinator, Osun Ministry of Health, Mrs Ololade Abatan says more women are taking up family planning methods in the state.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has called for a review of the country’s strategies to combat the malaria burden.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the distribution of food items seized from smugglers to Nigerians.