The case of Federico Carboni, originally known as “Mario,” has made the headlines this week in Italy as he became the first patient to die through medically-assisted suicide, it was announced. Mario underwent the procedure Thursday after injecting himself at his home with a lethal drug through a special device, which costs around 5,000 euros, which was supplied by the Luca Coscioni foundation which is in favor of these practices. In the absence of a law, the Italian State did not bear the costs even though the technique is permitted by the Constitutional Court. The assisted suicide procedure was performed…
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The United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria has promised to promote greater cross-functional collaboration among business corporations to tackle issues that surround sustainability in the post-COVID-19 era. The Network Nigeria is a business-led sustainability initiative of the United Nations Global Compact that was inaugurated in Nigeria in 2007 during the Nigerian Economic Summit. The chair, Mrs Soromidayo George said this at one-day Open House and on boarding session of the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria on Friday. Mrs George was represented at the event by its board member and Company Secretary of MTN Nigeria Plc, Mrs Uto Ukpanah. According to…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the release of N1 billion as bursaries for students sponsored by the state government within and outside Nigeria. A statement by the permanent Secretary of the Sokoto State Scholarship Board, Bello Isah on Saturday, said the bursary is made up of registration fees and upkeep allowances. According to the statement, of the amount, N188.5 million is for the payment of registration fees to 5,643 students in Sokoto State University (SSU) and N312.9 million for 7,096 students in Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS) for both fresh and returning students of the two institutions. Others…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah Zamfara state government has announced a long work-free week for the public and civil servants in the state to be able to visit their various voter registration units and register to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC). A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday, said the period of Monday to Friday – June 20th to 24th, 2022, will be work-free week. “This is to inform the general public that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, MON (Shatiman Sokoto), has declared next week…
A Qatar-based NGO, Education Above All Foundation (EAA) said it earmarked N332.8m to support 20,802 out-of-school children in Katsina State. Mr Rahama Rihood, the Chief of United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Kano Field Office, made this known on Friday at the inauguration of the cash transfer programme in Mani local government area (LGA), Katsina. According to him, the cash transfer programme is under the EAA’s ‘Educate a Child’ programmes implemented by UNICEF in Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states. The UNICEF Chief added that, “Through this cash transfer programme, a total of N332,832.000 will be disbursed to 20,802 out of…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that nearly one billion people worldwide suffers from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data. The data released on Friday said the staggering figure was even more worrying because it included around one in seven teenagers. “To make matters worse, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of common conditions such as depression and anxiety went up by more than 25 per cent,’’ it said. It said in its largest review of mental health since the turn of the century that WHO had urged more countries to get to…
Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the recruitment of 40 medical doctors of the state origin who studied medicine from various tertiary institutions within and outside Nigeria. Zulum disclosed this when he granted audience to the newly graduated medical doctors in Maiduguri. He said that the recruitment was approved as part of the measures to enhance healthcare delivery in the state. According to him, accommodation will be provided to those who are willing to serve in the state. In his speech, the Permanent Secretary, Borno State Ministry of Health, Dr. Muhammad Nguluze, assured that the medical practitioners were ready to…
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, Ms Natalia Kanem, says the agency will stand behind survivor-centred investigations and prosecution of allegations of sexual violence. Kanem said the agency would do “everything possible to disrupt the gender inequalities that feed all forms of gender-based violence”. Kanem said this in her statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, globally commemorated on June 19, to raise awareness on the need to end conflict-related sexual violence. According to her, this is UNFPA’s reminder that sexual violence in conflict is not “normal” and it should be eliminated. She…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Adio Afolayan has described the seamless operation of BIMODAL Accreditation System for the conduct of ongoing governorship election in Ekiti by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as excellent. Afolayan, who is also the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in Ekiti, made the commendation on Saturday in an interview at Efon-Alaaye, after casting his votes. INEC is adopting BIMODAL Accreditation System, in which accreditation and voting were done simultaneously in the Saturday governorship election. According to Afolayan, it took less than five minutes for a voter to accredit and vote simultaneously.…
By Justina Auta The Gender and Election Watch (GEW), an initiative of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), says it has deployed personnel to observe women’s participation in Saturday’s Ekiti gubernatorial election. This is contained in a statement by Mufuliat Fijabi, Chief Executive Officer (GEW) in Abuja on Friday. Fijabi said that the intention was to appraise the participation of women during the election. “The GEW, an initiative of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund and a member of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation room is in Ekiti to observe the governorship election scheduled for Saturday from a gender angle. “This…