By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says there is urgent need for states to strengthen Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) following the outbreak of cholera in the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Ihekweazu noted that cholera had been exacerbated by poor access to clean water, open defecation, poor sanitation and hygiene. According to him, between January and August, 31,425 suspected cases of cholera with 311 confirmed cases and 816 deaths have been reported from 22 states and the FCT. He listed the affected states as Benue,…
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A top UN official, Maria Viottim, says despite an overall decrease in maritime traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, piracy and armed robbery of ships rose by nearly 20 per cent first quarter, 2020. Viotti, UN Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet, told the Security Council on Monday that global response would be needed to counter the rising maritime security threats. Addressing a high-level debate on enhancing security for seafarers, Viotti highlighted the need for stronger international cooperation. “Incidents in Asia have nearly doubled, while West Africa, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, and the South China Sea, are the most affected areas.…
As Cholera continues to ravage some communities in the country, Springs Aid Foundation has embarked on a door-to-door campaign to stem the spread of the disease in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Kenneth Chima, the President of the Foundation, during the campaign on Monday in Abuja, said that the essence of the campaign was to stem the cases of cholera. He said Bwari Area Council of the territory was declared an epic Centre of Cholera in January. “Over 69 persons have died due to cholera, with cases exceeding 1000. “So, we launched this door-to-door campaign to reach…
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF), which met on Monday, said it would continue its meeting on Tuesday with other stakeholders as part of efforts to resolve the leadership crisis rocking the party. The meeting was called following the resignation of seven national deputy officers of the party, who accused PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, of incompetence in handling the party’s affairs. The resigned officers are also demanding the resignation of Secondus as the party chairman. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Monday disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the meeting of…
By Abujah Racheal Lagos state witnessed an upsurge in daily new COVID-19 cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported additional 422 infections on Aug 9, 2021. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday morning. It confirmed that the additional 422 cases were from nine states and the FCT. The agency said that Lagos state was standing at a dire inflection point, with the coronavirus cases surging and most of its population not yet fully vaccinated. Driving the latest wave was the highly contagious Delta variant with Lagos continuing to report more than half of…
The National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Mr Emmanuel Enoidem, on Monday said powers to remove the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) or any national officer reside only in the party’s national convention. Enoidem stated this on Monday while reacting to a communique purportedly issued by nine members of the NWC of the party, after a meeting held in Abuja on Sunday night. Enoidem said that by Section 29 (3) of the PDP constitution, it is the national chairman or a summon, backed by 2/3 members of the NWC that can validly convene a meeting of the…
A Nigerian Service (NCS) patrol vehicle on Monday lost control and killed five persons in Jibia local government area of Katsina state. Dalha Wada-Chedi, the acting Controller of NCS in the state, confirmed the incident to mewsmen in Katsina. According to him, the incident occurred when some operatives of the Border Drill went to Jibia to get food; “but unfortunately lost control and crushed some people to death. “It is really unfortunate. We had to use our cordial relationship with the communities, the police, military and other sister security organizations to bring the situation under control. “From the report we…
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has promoted some staff and redeployed others to feel vacant positions in the corporation. A statement by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru made available to newsmen on Monday, said the development is part of efforts to strengthen and reposition the corporation towards attaining global excellence and profitability. According to Obateru, Mr. Billy Okoye has been appointed the new Group Executive Director, Ventures & Business Development while Mrs. Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum has been promoted to the position of Group Executive Director, Corporate Services. Until their new appointments,…
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Chief Chris Isiguzo on Monday, inaugurated a nine-member credential committee to conduct elections into various national offices of the union. The inauguration followed the National Executive Council’s, NEC, constitution of the committee and the fixture of the election for October 4, 2021 in Abia state. While the committee will be headed by a national officer, Garba Muhammad, the council chairman of Abia state, Victor Udukwe will serve as the Secretary. Full list of committee members National officer from Northwest, Garba Muhammad is (the Chairman of the Credential Committee). Ladi Bala…
A petrol tanker on Monday crushed five persons to death at Celica area on new Ife-Ibadan road, Egbeda local government area of Oyo state. The petroleum tanker lost control, rammed into a Micra car and plunged into a nearby ditch with the Micra car. Mrs Uche Chukwurah, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, confirmed the incident in an interview on Monday. Chukwurah described the accident as fatal, resulting to the death of five persons comprising of three male and two female adults. She said that the accident involved two vehicles which included a fully loaded…