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NASENI, Agric Ministry Agree Partner On Agro-Industrialization, Climate Change Mitigation, Others

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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 […]

Lagos Assembly Moves To Criminalises Street Begging, Mulls Law Prohibitng Alms Giving

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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 […]

COVID-19 lockdown claims 430,000 AIDS patients, says NACA

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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 […]

Nigeria gets $890m from Global Fund to tackle HIV, Malaria

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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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Trump, first lady to address opioid crisis at Atlanta summit

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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 […]

FG, Global Fund sign $71.2 mln Tuberculosis grant agreement

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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 […]

Why Nigerian Motorists Must Check Their Eyes Routinely

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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 […]

NAFDAC urges Fed Govt to establish herbal medicine institute

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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 […]

7 healthy eating tips habits you can adopt today

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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 […]

The African Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute partner to fast-track Green Growth in Africa

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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 […]

Urgent humanitarian access required to Derna Statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Maria Ribeiro

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The humanitarian community in Libya is perturbed by the continued lack of humanitarian access and subsequent assistance into Derna despite repeated requests. Humanitarian actors have not been allowed to deliver life-saving assistance to Derna such as supplies to support medical facilities and other basic services as well as to provide food and non-food items to […]

Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy Evaluating the new strategy in Ghana

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On the 24 May 2018 at 10am at Maamobi Hospital, the results of the study: “Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy : Evaluating the new strategy in Ghana”, carried out by University of Ghana (Noguchi Institute-School of Public Heath), French Embassy (Initiative 5 % Programme), French Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD),and Maamobi General […]