THE Oyo State Government has declared that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for girls has been in existence for decades and is not aimed at reducing the population of Africa, contrary to insinuations. The Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Muideen Olatunji, speaking to the media in Ibadan at a […]
The Permanent Representative of Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI) to the United Nations, Mr Olufemi Aduwo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis in Rivers, urging him to “call Wike to order” over his feud with Governor Fubara. The CSOs warn that Wike’s actions could plunge Rivers State […]
A non-governmental organisation, the Inspiration Care and Development Centre (ICDC), has trained no fewer than 30 youths to monitor and track government projects across the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State. The two-day training tagged’The F Fiscal Transparency Champions (FTCs) Capacity Building Workshop’brought together the selected youths in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, under the […]
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Fortune Health Plus Initiative (FHePIn), celebrated with students of Sabol School on Monday as part of activities commemorating this year’s Children’s Day. The students were engaged in a series of activities, like debate and quiz competitions, among others, just as the group distributed educational materials and food items to the school. […]
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has signed a contractual agreement with an air carrier and ground handlers for the airlift and ground handling operations for the 2024 Christian pilgrimage exercise. The event, which took place at the NCPC’s Headquarters on Wednesday was witnessed by the approved Air […]
THE age long narrative of agony of community dwellers along Iseyin-Ogbomoso road especially in the transportation of their farm produce to the market has become a thing of the past with the construction of a long stretch 76km Iseyin-Ogbomoso road. Soji Ajibola recently took a tour of the road and writes on its impact on the beneficiaries. […]
Professor Regina Oladokun is the Vice Chair of the National Tuberculosis Programme’s Child TB Steering Committee and the President of the Nigerian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, she discusses the value of early childhood TB diagnosis and treatment as well as the uniqueness of the disease in children. WhAT does […]
CONSERVATION initiatives in Nigeria, according to studies, have been underway for more than a century, beginning with forestry conservation and the establishment of game reserves by colonial authorities. Nigeria signed the London Convention in 1933, promising to protect its natural resources and environment. However, new surveys by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) show that Nigeria’s […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered the interim forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 linked to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to publish the interim forfeiture order in a national newspaper. The judge said anyone interested in the funds must […]
The Federal Government has stepped in to address the recent deportation orders issued against some Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom. A delegation led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Ambassador Christian Okeke, along with leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK, will meet with the […]
