The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Ndem Lar on Friday, said that 54.7 per cent of childbirths in the state were at home as indicated by the 2018 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS). Lar stated this in Jos at an event to commemorate the Safe Motherhood Day in the state organised by the state’s ministry of health in collaboration Primary Health Care Board. The commissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Anasfasia Donufur, lamented that only 43. 4 per cent of women delivered under the care of skilled personnel’s in healthcare facilities in the state. He said…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that both Iran and Saudi Arabia have voiced readiness to begin their talks on a political level to normalise ties, Iran Front Page (IFP) reported on Friday. There has been some progress in the past five rounds of talks between the two sides in Iraq, which were held mainly at the security level, namely on security issues, Amir-Abdollahian was quoted as saying. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein recently conveyed Riyadh’s readiness for the talks on public, and political level. He added that we also expressed readiness for entering the political phase of talks…
The federal government says it has commenced the restoration of mangroves covering an area of about 1,416 hectares in Ogoniland. Dr Ferdinand Giadom, Project Coordinator, Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) made this known at a two-day workshop on environmental remediation organised by HYPREP in Port Harcourt on Friday. The workshop with the theme, “Detailed Site Characterisation, Remediation Strategies and Framework Development,” was organised to sensitise indigent Ogonis on progress of work of ongoing clean-up project in Ogoniland. The federal government in 2016 commenced the clean-up of decades-long crude oil spillages in Ogoniland in compliance with the recommendations of the United…
The federal government has released the list of admissions into the 110 Unity Colleges across the country, including the Gifted Academy in Suleja. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Benjamin Goong on Friday in Abuja. Goong advised parents of pupils who applied for admission into any of the nation’s unity colleges to check for the names of their wards on the ministry’s website – www.education.gov.ng. He said they could also check the admission status at the school they applied. According to him, limited vacancies still exist in some unity…
By Justina Auta A Non-Government Organisation (NGO), Okapi Children Cancer Foundation, says it has opened a charity shop to raise money for children with cancer. The Project Director, Dr Ozy Okonokhua, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Okonokhua stated that the foundation had been supporting children and families fighting cancer to cushion the effect of the disease on their financial, physical, social and psychological status. According to him, items such as inscribed T-shirts, mugs, diary, pen, free eye checkup and other medical care are available for the public in exchange for donation for children’s cancer treatment…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday issued a seven-day ultimatum to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Rotimi Jacobs to show cause why he should not be disqualified from further prosecution of former Abia governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu. The former governor is standing trial on allegations of mismanaging funds belonging to Abia government to the tune of N7.1 billion during his tenure as governor from 1999 to 2007. He was tried alongside his company, Slok Nigeria Limited, and Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia Government House during Kalu’s tenure At Friday’s sitting, the…
Tennis fans are used to seeing Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray fight tooth and nail to beat each other at the Grand Slams. There is now a different scenario, as the “Big Four” are set to play together in the same team for the first time at the Laver Cup in London. Wimbledon champion Djokovic on Friday was named as the fourth member of the six-man Team Europe. The 35-year-old Serb is joining his long-time rivals at the fifth edition of the ATP-sanctioned event from September 23 to 25. Named after Australian great Rod Laver, the…
A High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, remanded the former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris, in prison custody over his alleged involvement in the illegal diversion of public funds to the tune of about N109.4 billion. The presiding judge, Justice A.O. Adeyemi Ajayi, ordered the remand of Idris, after he was arraigned on a 14-count charge bordering on conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and money laundering. Justice Ajayi held that the former AGF and other defendants in the matter should remain in custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) till Wednesday when their bail applications would…
A new study from the United Kingdom (U.K.) has confirmed that a common plant from West Africa works as a treatment for sickle cell disease. Scientists at Aberystwyth University, in Wales, isolated a chemical in the Alchornea cordifolia plant, also known as the Christmas Bush, which could help relieve the symptoms of the life-threatening and painful disease suffered by 15,000 people in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Botanically called Alchornea Cordifolia, it is called Oje in Ebira-Etuno; Uwonmwe in Edo; Mbom in Efik; Tahi in Gwari; Bambani or Bombana in Hausa;…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has revealed that he rejected the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu as vice presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2007, to avoid a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Atiku, who appeared on monitored Arise TV exclusive interview on Friday, also said that Tinubu had always disregarded Nigeria’s religious plurality, especially with respect to fielding presidential candidates of same faith. Reactions have trailed Tinubu’s decision to pick Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. “My fundamental disagreement with Asiwaju…