Ramadan: NGO Put Smiles On Faces Of 130 Orphans Other Vulnerable In Adamawa

FoodNewsPhilanthropyWellnessRamadan: NGO Put Smiles On Faces Of 130 Orphans Other Vulnerable In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2021

An Islamic Faith-Based Organization, Initiative for Muslim Women in Nigeria (IMWON) Adamawa state chapter, on Sunday distributed food items and clothes to 130 orphans and vulnerable in Yola North and Yola South local government areas of Adamawa state as part of annual activities of the organization. The orphans lost their parents either by death or conflicts. In her message to the occasion, the wife of the Adamawa state Governor Hajiya Lami Ahmadu Fintiri, represented by...

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Climatologist Counsels Nigerians Against Indiscriminate Dumping of Wastes

ClimateEnvironmentHealthNewsClimatologist Counsels Nigerians Against Indiscriminate Dumping of Wastes

PilotnewsApril 25, 2021

KADUNA — As the rainy season begins, a climatologist has called on Nigerians to desist from dumping garbage in public spaces, to forestall outbreaks of health disasters in the country. The Assistance Director, African Climate Reporters, Mohammed Zakari, said this in an interactive session with newsmen on Sunday, in Kaduna. Zakari stressed the need for Nigerians to change the culture of dumping garbage on the streets, car-parks, bus stations, railway stations, in order to save...

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700,000 People Diagnosed Annually With Malaria in Lagos- Commissioner

HealthNewsNigeriaWellness700,000 People Diagnosed Annually With Malaria in Lagos- Commissioner

PilotnewsApril 25, 2021

LAGOS —  Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says no fewer than 700,000 people were being diagnosed annually with malaria disease in the state. Abayomi made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos in celebration of the 2021 World Malaria Day. The World Malaria Day (WMD) is commemorated annually on April 25, to create awareness on the global burden of malaria, and to mobilise support for the Roll Back Malaria strategies....

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Nigeria Requires Over Trillion Naira To Combat Malaria- Ehanire

HealthWellnessWorld NewsNigeria Requires Over Trillion Naira To Combat Malaria- Ehanire

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2021

Dr. Osagie Ehanire Nigeria’s  Minister of Health says the country required over a trillion naira to effectively combat malaria in the country, noting that in 2021 alone, the country required more than N350 billion to fight the disease. The Minister disclosed this on Friday at a press conference in Abuja to commemorate the 2021 World Malaria Day with the theme “Zero Malaria”. World Health Organization (WHO) has said “it is noteworthy that Nigeria has recorded...

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ANALYSIS: FG Explains How It Spent COVID-19 Fund

EconomyHealthNewsANALYSIS: FG Explains How It Spent COVID-19 Fund

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 23, 2021

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, on Thursday gave a breakdown of the COVID-19 expenditure in the country. Agba revealed this at the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project (CTAP) Conference organized by Connected Development (CODE) in partnership with BudgIT civil society organization in Abuja. According to Agba, of the N500 billion COVID-19 funds, N288billion has been released to implementing agencies to support programmes and Federal Government, while the Ministry...

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16.6 Million Africans Miss Measles Vaccines – WHO

AfricaHealthNews16.6 Million Africans Miss Measles Vaccines – WHO

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 22, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) says about 16.6 million children in Africa missed planned supplemental measles vaccine doses between January 2020 and April 2021 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Ms. Matshidiso Moeti, made this known during a virtual press conference facilitated by APO Group on Thursday. Report has it that Measles is highly contagious, requiring at least 95 per cent immunization coverage in the population to prevent...

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Air India Cancels UK Flights For 1 Week

CoronavirusIndiaNewsTravelAir India Cancels UK Flights For 1 Week

PilotnewsApril 22, 2021

NEW DELHI — Amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 infections, Air India said it was cancelling flights to and from the UK for one-week starting, April 24, officials said. “Due to restrictions implemented by British authorities, flights scheduled between April 24, to April 30, April from India stands canceled,“ Air India said. The airline announced that two flights destined to Britain originating from Delhi and Mumbai on Friday too have been cancelled. Britain has placed...

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Educationist Wants Medical Clinics in Nigerian Schools

EducationHealthWellnessEducationist Wants Medical Clinics in Nigerian Schools

PilotnewsApril 22, 2021

ILORIN — The Proprietor of a private Nursery and Primary School in Ilorin, Kwara, Mr. Dele Afolabi, has called for compulsory medical clinics in public and private schools in Nigeria. Afolabi made the appeal in Ilorin on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said most schools lacked standard medical facilities which had led to the death of many innocent Nigerian students. According to him, most school proprietors are not...

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Kwara State Government Inducts 130 Health Workers

HealthNewsWellnessKwara State Government Inducts 130 Health Workers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 21, 2021

ILORIN — A step towards improving patient-to-health giver ratio and better medical service delivery in Kwara state, the state government on Tuesday began the induction of at least 130 health workers who were recently recruited into the state civil service. Director-General of the Kwara State Hospital Management Bureau, Dr. Sa’ad Aluko, said at the induction ceremony for the new workers in General Hospital Ilorin. “We have recruited at least 90 nurses, 19 doctors and at...

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NAOWA Donates Foodstuffs, Cash, Clothes To Widows

LifestyleMilitaryPeopleNAOWA Donates Foodstuffs, Cash, Clothes To Widows

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 16, 2021

The National President of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) Mrs. Fati Attahiru has donated some foodstuffs, cash and clothes to widows of the falling officers at the 2 Division Headquarters, Nigerian Army, Odogbo in Ibadan.  She made the presentation during her visit to the Division in Ibadan where she also performed foundation laying of the proposed Skill Acquisition Centre of NAOWA 2 Division. She also commissioned the completed remodeled NAOWA Secretariat, a block...

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