The Sokoto State House of Assembly has endorsed the continuation of subsidised food supply and other commodities to people of the state.
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At a media roundtable held at Dankane Guest Palace Hotel, Sokoto, The Challenge Initiative (TCI) celebrated Sokoto State’s family planning achievements, revealing an impressive 80% success rate in meeting family planning targets for 2023/2024.
Stakeholders in Sokoto State are calling for mandatory premarital screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) to address an increasing number of cases affecting married couples across the region.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said the circulating variant of polio virus type 2 has decreased by 38 per cent in Nigeria within a year.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that nearly 2.3 million children in Nigeria have not received routine immunisation (zero dose), making them at risk of polio outbreak.
A Psychiatrist, Dr Salawu Abiola, has advised Nigerians to get adequate sleep and rest to reduce the risk of mental health conditions, especially with the current economic challenges.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has called for urgent action to fully eradicate polio in Nigeria, in spite of the significant 58 per cent reduction in poliovirus type 2 cases between 2023 and 2024.
A scientific group, the Living Science Foundation (LSF), Ile-Ife, Osun, has raised concern over the potential adverse health effects of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in the country.
Union Bank has set a new benchmark in Nigeria’s financial sector by introducing a groundbreaking maternity leave policy and an onsite crèche facility to support both male and female full-time employees.