The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on the relevant offices of the government to embark on massive enlightenment of the residents on the best ways to curtail the spread of cholera in the state. This was as the House also called for the activation of some sections of the State health law […]
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Nigeria government is said to be considering suspending import duties on staple food, drugs and other essential items for six months to slow inflation in Africa’s most-populous nation, Bloomberg reported yesterday. The government may also waive levies on fertilisers, poultry feed, flour and grains, according to a document seen by the news medium that has […]
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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have commenced discussions on how to deploy existing technical competencies and other resources by the two institutions to improve agro allied-industries development targets, climate change mitigations and smart solar irrigation aimed at dry-season farming. The trio of […]
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embers of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday discussed the idea of a law to curb street begging across the State. The law, if it comes into existence, would also penalise encouragement of street begging by residents. In this way, it would be an offence to give money to a street beggar. Speaker […]
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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has said 430,000 persons in sub-Saharan African may have lost their lives due to the six months interruption in treatment caused by COVID-19 lockdown. Quoting statistics from United Nations AIDS Control programme (UNAIDS), NACA said the rise in the death toll came against a significant drop […]
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The federal government has received $890 million as grants from the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said yesterday that the fund would be used to implement programmes aimed at eradicating the diseases over a three year period, from 2021 to 2023. Ehanire said that the […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will discuss the opioid crisis at an Atlanta summit. The White House announced the April 24 appearance at the Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit on Twitter Tuesday, saying the Trumps will speak “about their fight to end the opioid crisis in America.” Trump […]
Read More The Federal Government of Nigeria and Global Fund (GF) has signed an agreement for funding support of $71,216,215 towards fighting HIV/AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria to increase efforts in controlling the TB epidemic in Nigeria for 2019- 2020 period. Speaking during the event in Abuja, the Minister of State, Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said globally, TB now […]
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A visit to the doctor when you are not ill might be daunting especially when it’s an eye doctor. They tend to stick things in your eyes in the name of medical tests and then stare directly into your eyes. Even though this might be weird and outright uncomfortable, it is very necessary for your […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged the Federal Government to establish a national institute for the promotion of herbal medicine. Its Director-General, Prof Moji Adeyeye, made the call in an interview with a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He explained that traditional medicine […]
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There’s a popular saying that you are what you eat. Well, even if you shouldn’t take that literally but what you eat can go a long way in determining your physical health and quality of life. This is why a good diet is necessary to live healthily. In a modern world full of information, it’s […]
Read More The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) (www.GGGI.org) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Friday on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in Busan, (https://am.AfDB.org/en) to promote programs, projects, joint studies and research activities to accelerate green growth options for African countries. The African Development Bank […]
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