Reps set to declare state of emergency on malaria

HealthNewsNigeriaPoliticsReps set to declare state of emergency on malaria

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 2, 2023

The House of Representatives is set to declare a state of emergency on malaria which it noted will be a step in the right direction given the spate of the disease across the country. The House called on the Federal Government to subsidise malaria drugs if it cannot make them free at all Government-owned health centres for the benefit of Nigerians. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control...

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Brain Drain: Over 7,000 Pharmacists Left Nigeria – PSN

HealthNewsNigeriaBrain Drain: Over 7,000 Pharmacists Left Nigeria – PSN

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 1, 2023

Prof. Cyril Usifoh, President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has says more than 7,000 pharmacists emigrated from Nigeria in search of better practice environment abroad in the last two years. Usifoh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said on Tuesday in Gombe that the issue of brain drain which remained one of the major challenges in the health sector needed serious attention in the interest of the well-being of Nigerians. Usifoh said government...

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Tony-Oneweek Set to Take Awka by a Storm

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaTony-Oneweek Set to Take Awka by a Storm

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 31, 2023

The gyration sensation, Tony-Oneweek, who 25 years ago took the then emerging ‘new Nigerian music industry’ by surprise with his set of gyration tunes that went on to dominate the market for years, is set for a comeback. Tony’s “Onwa December,” became the symbol of Christmas season festivities, for so many years. The release of his “You go bow” album in 1998, almost immediately conferred on Tony the status of an icon of a unique...

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Life and Times of Chief Dr. Mrs. Uju Uchendu Ozoka

LifestyleNewsNigeriaLife and Times of Chief Dr. Mrs. Uju Uchendu Ozoka

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 28, 20231

Easily one of the most outstanding women in Nnewi and indeed Anambra State, both in learning and industry, Dr. Uju Ozoka left no stone unturned in pursuit of learning, career and business ventures. Born in the city of Portharcourt, Rivers State, to the family of Chief Isaac and Mrs. Agnes Uchendu of Umudim Nnewi in 1961, the Nigeria-Biafra civil war which erupted a few years down the line, forced her family back to Nnewi where...

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Davido, Rema win two awards at the 2023 Trace Awards

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaDavido, Rema win two awards at the 2023 Trace Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 23, 2023

Nigerian musicians Davido and Rema won two awards each at the 2023 Trace Awards which was held in Kigali, Rwanda last Saturday, October 21. The Trace Awards is a new awards franchise created by Trace, a global TV and multimedia platform. The purpose of the awards is to recognise African and Afro-influenced musicians from Africa and other parts of the world. Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema, won the “Song of the Year” award for...

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Cervical Cancer: About 6 Million Girls To Receive HPV Vaccines

HealthNewsNigeriaCervical Cancer: About 6 Million Girls To Receive HPV Vaccines

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2023

About 6 million girls aged 9-14 years will receive vaccination with over 6 million doses of Gardasil HPV vaccine and essential supplies under the first phase of HPV vaccination in the country. According to experts, Nigeria alone contributes an estimated 12,000 new cases of global cervical cancer and 8 thousand deaths annually. Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) who stated this in Abuja, at a joint briefing with...

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Rema’s “Calm Down” departs Billboard Hot 100 after a 57-week run

EntertainmentNewsRema’s “Calm Down” departs Billboard Hot 100 after a 57-week run

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2023

Nigerian singer Rema’s remixed single “Calm Down” featuring American singer Selena Gomez has fallen off the Billboard Hot 100 after spending a record-breaking 57 weeks on the chart. “It made history, becoming the longest charting and most successful African song of all-time,” the music monitoring platform Chart Data said Tuesday on X. REMA and Selena Gomez's "Calm Down" departs the Hot 100 this week. It made history, becoming the longest charting and most successful African...

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Adamawa State Receives 258,041 Doses of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

HealthNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Receives 258,041 Doses of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 14, 2023

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...

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Kano State Government Conducts Mass Wedding Of 3,600 Couples

LifestyleNewsNigeriaKano State Government Conducts Mass Wedding Of 3,600 Couples

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 14, 2023

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...

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

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

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 14, 2023

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...

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