Persons Living With Disabilities in Enugu Receives IT Intervention and Entrepreneurship

HealthJobsScience & TechnologyPersons Living With Disabilities in Enugu Receives IT Intervention and Entrepreneurship

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2021

50 persons living with disabilities in Enugu are currently undergoing five days of training on Information Technology at the Enugu State Tech Hub and Youth Innovation Center. The training which started on Monday, 1st day of March is an initiative of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, implemented by the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, in partnership with the Enugu State Government to empower persons living with disabilities, PLWDs, through IT entrepreneurship, policies,...

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Kano State Government Shuts Down Some Private Health Facilities

HealthNewsNigeriaKano State Government Shuts Down Some Private Health Facilities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2021

Kano State Government has commenced closure of defaulting private health facilities for non-payment of renewal fees for 2020. This was contained in a state-issued by Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA), Executive Secretary, Dr. Usman Tijjani Aliyu on Monday The statement said “some of the facilities closed include Baraka clinic and Maternity, Darmanawa, M. D. G. Specialist Hospital, Ribadu road in Tarauni local government of the state among others. “The exercise is continuous...

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DSS Invites Our Leaders for Blocking Food to South – Northern Traders

BusinessFoodDSS Invites Our Leaders for Blocking Food to South – Northern Traders

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 2, 2021

The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) said its leaders have been invited by the Department of State Services for blocking the supply of foodstuffs and cattle from the North to the South. The General Secretary of the union, Ahmed Alaramma, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, adding that the President of the association, Mohammed Tahir, was currently with the DSS. The blockade of food to the...

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One Million Nigeria Women Are Drug Addicts-NDLEA Boss

LifestyleNewsOne Million Nigeria Women Are Drug Addicts-NDLEA Boss

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 1, 2021

YOLA — The Chairman/Chief Executive, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retrd) says about four million women use hard drugs in Nigeria, out of the number, one million are already addicted to drugs and drug abuse. Marwa disclosed this in Yola when the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Adamawa state chapter paid him a courtesy call. He expressed concern over the daily rising cases of drug addiction especially among young people in the...

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NFVCB Seizes Pornographic Films Worth Millions Of Naira In Sokoto

EntertainmentFilm & TVNewsNigeriaNFVCB Seizes Pornographic Films Worth Millions Of Naira In Sokoto

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2021

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) on Monday seized unclassified films and video works including pornographic films worth millions of naira in Sokoto. The raid was carried out at Emir Yahaya Road, Abdullahi Fodio Road, and Ahmadu Bello Way, within Sokoto metropolis, in collaboration with security agencies. Items confiscated worth millions of naira include pirated, foreign, and suspected pornographic films and videos. Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director of the Board told journalists that...

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Drug Abuse Responsible For 90% of Crime in Nigeria – NDLEA

HealthLifestyleNewsNigeriaDrug Abuse Responsible For 90% of Crime in Nigeria – NDLEA

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 23, 2021

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has linked drug abuse to the surge in kidnapping, banditry, and other crimes that have engulfed the country, saying drug abuse is responsible for 90 per cent of the crime in the country. Mohammed Buba Marwa, the NDLEA chairman noted that tackle crime effectively will require controlling the rate of drug abuse in the country. He made this assertion on Monday while addressing officers at Onne seaport in...

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Ten Schools With Hijab Issue In Kwara State To Remain Close

EducationLifestyleNewsTen Schools With Hijab Issue In Kwara State To Remain Close

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 22, 2021

Kwara State government has said the 10 schools affected by the Hijab controversy in Ilorin will remain shut pending the outcome of consultations on the use of the Muslim headgear in schools. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mamman Jibril urged members of the public to remain calm and peaceful. The government in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Monday said this is to avert any breakdown of...

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96,000 Pupils To Benefit From Home Grown School Feeding Programme In Kwara

EducationFoodNewsNigeria96,000 Pupils To Benefit From Home Grown School Feeding Programme In Kwara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 19, 2021

ILORIN — No fewer than 96,000 pupils in classes one to three are to benefit from the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) in Kwara. Mrs. Basheera AbdulRazaq, the Kwara Focal Person for the National Social Investments Programmes (NSIP), disclosed this on Thursday in Ilorin at one-day training for independent monitors. No fewer than 100 independent monitors attended the programme “No fewer than 4,500 rural women have been medically screened and are ready for the...

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Nigeria At Moderate Risk Of Ebola Outbreak

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria At Moderate Risk Of Ebola Outbreak

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 19, 2021

Nigeria is at moderate risk of experiencing an Ebola outbreak according to the National Centre For Disease Control (NCDC). This according to the disease control centre is a result of the country’s proximity to Guinea, which recently experienced an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The centre disclosed this in its health advisory released on Thursday. The NCDC noted that the cases and deaths were reported in the N’zerekore region of the country, declaring...

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Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Trademarks Her Name

EntertainmentNewsPeopleActress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Trademarks Her Name

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA — Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde on Wednesday announced that she has `trademarked’ her first name, Omotola. She disclosed this on her Instagram handle @realomosexy: “OMOTOLA-Trademarked. When a name, mostly a business name is trademarked, it means it has been registered under patent laws, which in Nigeria is done by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). It implies that no one, as stated in the copyright law, is allowed to trade with the name “Omotola” henceforth....

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