Adamawa State Receives 258,041 Doses of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

The Adamawa Primary Health Care Development Agency (ADPHCDA) has received 258,041 doses of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer ahead of its introduction into routine immunization slated from Oct. 24 to 28 in the state. Dr Suleiman Bashir, the Chairman of the agency, disclosed this at a roundtable with journalists in Yola on Friday and said the agency has reached 99 percent in terms of preparedness for the campaign. “The vaccine has...

Kano State Government Conducts Mass Wedding Of 3,600 Couples

The Kano State Government on Friday conducted a mass wedding of 3,600 men and women across the 44 local government areas of the state at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero. The beneficiaries were mainly young girls and boys, widows, divorcees, and spinsters. Gov. Abba Yusuf explained that the mass wedding initiative would not only strengthen the bonds between couples but also underscore the commitment of the state government to support its citizens...

Menstrual Health: Foundation sets up sanitary pad bank in Akwa Ibom School 

AIDS Health Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has promised to work with Akwa Ibom State government to set up a sanitary pad bank in Aka Community Secondary School, Uyo. The decision was taken in line with efforts to improve the menstrual health of school children in the state. Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF,  Mr Steve Aborisade made the disclosure while speaking at an event to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child in Uyo. According...

Nigeria Records Highest Maternal Deaths In The World

…82,000 Deaths Annually Nigeria has the highest number of maternal deaths in the world with 82,000 deaths per year, making up 13% of the world’s total. Associate Professor of Public Health at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Dr Mobolanle Balogun who lamented over the situation, called for collective action to reverse the trend. Balogun, spoke in Lagos during the inauguration of the #weMenforHer campaign by the Maternal and Reproductive Health Research Collective (MRHRC)....

NHIA Chooses 7 States, FCT For The Production Of Medicines

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has chosen seven states: Delta, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Niger, Osun, Sokoto and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the production of medicines. Prof. Mohammed Sambo, Director-General of NHIA disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) with 12 pharmaceutical companies and eight Drugs Management Organizations (DMOs). He said the states would be pilot phase of...

UNICEF Provides Life-Saving Intervention To More Than 14,000 Children In Northeast

Over seven hundred thousand children are at risk of severe acute malnutrition in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states. Nura Shehu, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Officer, Maiduguri Field office, said the agency is providing life-saving intervention to more than 14,000 children with moderate and severe acute malnutrition in Mafa Local government area of Borno State. UNICEF has recorded a decline in Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates in Mafa, with cases decreasing from 14.3 to...

Anambra First Lady warns against excessive intake of salt

Anambra first lady, Mrs Nonye Soludo has called for urgent action to to modify the over-production and over-consumption of foods and beverages that do not have healthy production and nutritional history. Mrs Soludo who stated this in Awka, while running a review of her healthy living projects over the last month, noted that she was very concerned about excessive consumption of foods with high content of sodium, sugar and unhealthy fats as against low intake...

Ilebaye wins BBNaija All-Stars season

After an exhilarating ten-week journey, the “All Stars” edition of the annual reality TV show Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) came to an end on Sunday (Oct. 1) with Ilebaye winning the N120 million grand prize. The All-Stars season commenced on July 23 with 20 housemates, all of whom were ex-participants who had left their mark on previous seasons of the show. Ilebaye beat other top five finalists, Cee-C, Mercy, Adekunle, Pere and Cross with 30.08...

“I don’t know how Mohbad died”, Sam Larry tells police

Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, the music promoter popularly known as Sam Larry, says he knows nothing about the death of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad. Sam Larry made the claim in his statement to the police after he was arrested and taken into custody. The music promoter was reportedly arrested on Thursday, according to Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos State police public relations officer. Hundeyin said Sam Larry was “assisting” with the ongoing investigation into the...

Eid-El-Maulud: Gov. Bello felicitates Muslims in Kogi, across the world

…Urges celebrants to reach out to less privileged Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has felicitated Muslims in Kogi State, and around the world, as they celebrate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onogwu Muhammed, said Governor Bello urged Muslims to draw inspiration from the profound wisdom, compassion, and devotion to the well-being of humanity as exemplified by the...

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