Pharmacists Council of Nigeria Sealed 358 Illegal Shops In Abuja

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) said it has sealed 358 illegal premises in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between Monday and Thursday this week. Pharmacist Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, Registrar of the Council who disclosed this yesterday while briefing newsmen in Abuja said 90 pharmacies and 268 patent medicine shops were sealed out of a total of 584 premises visited during the enforcement exercise. Ahmed added that four patent medicine vendors were arrested, stressing that...

Kaduna State To Distributes 5.5million Insecticide Treated Nets

The Kaduna State in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme and with funding support from the Global Fund Malaria Project has commenced the process of giving 2022 Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) to 5.5million residents of the state. Maryam I. Kure, the state’s health promotion officer, Kaduna State Ministry of Education disclosed this during a media parley held in Kaduna, explained that the ministry will flag off the campaign on 6th July, 2022, in an...

23 Million Nigerian Children Receive Chemo-prevention Against Malaria—-Buhari

Some 23 million Nigerian children have received the seasonal malaria chemoprevention, aiding reduction in severe malaria in children in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari made the declaration on Friday in Kigali at the Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The summit is part of activities at the on-going 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Rwandan capital. President Buhari was represented by the Minister of Health, Mr Osagie Ehanire, who delivered...

Hijab: Lawyer Appears In Supreme Court Dressed As A Traditionalist

ABUJA — There was a mild drama at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja on Thursday when a human rights activist, Malcolm Omirhobo attended proceedings, dressed as a native doctor. Omoirhobo who was robed in a black gown with a white shirt and a red wrapper, instead of a black trouser and suit, gained entry into the court barefooted with feathers attached to his lawyer’s wig with a mini-calabash-amulet dangling on his neck. The lawyer,...

Mobile App to Prevent Skin Cancer Launched, Available for Download

In a move to achieve the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 3, which aims to ensure healthy lives and well-being worldwide by 2030, a consortium of UN agencies on Tuesday launched an innovative mobile application that would help curb skin cancer. The application, the collective brainchild of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), was launched to help protect individuals...

Evangelist Apologises To Followers After Having A Child Out Of Wedlock

In what came as a surprise to many of her followers and netizens, Evangelist Patience Otene who is famed for her vocal Christian admonitions on Facebook announced that she welcomed a child a month ago despite being unmarried. Otene who shared her story on Facebook admitted being in the wrong for having a child out of wedlock and urged her followers to pray for her. Revealing that she never planned to have a child out...

The Depletion of Wildlife Conservation in Nigeria ―A Special Report

ARE THERE STILL ZOOS IN NIGERIA? CAUSE OF THE DEPLETION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN NIGERIA A zoo is considered an establishment that maintains a collection of wild animals, typically in a park or garden, for study, conservation, or display to the public. There abide untapped opportunities in the wildlife subsector for national development but the harnessing of these opportunities in Nigeria appears to be far-fetched as zoos in Nigeria continue to deplete on a regular...

48 Million Nigerians Still Defecate Openly- Report

ABUJA — No fewer than 48 million Nigerians still practice open defecation, according to the newly released 2021 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping (WASH-NORM) III Report. This is the thrust at the inauguration of the 2021 WASH-NORM III Report in Abuja on Tuesday. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, said slow progress being made in improving water and sanitation services was due to population expansion, low commitments from states and...

Women On Low-Cut, Men On Braids: The New Cool

For centuries, it has been a belief that the pride of a woman is the length and lustre of her hair, but today, women adorning different low-cut styles, traditionally meant for the menfolk, have become a common sight. Although not entirely modern, women going on low-cut is now more predominant than in the traditional society. Traditionally, in some parts of the South-Eastern and South-Southern parts of the country, women who wear low cuts are either...

Patriotic Enugu Indigene Donates Medical Equipment To Udenu Type 3 Healthcare Centre, Orba Enugu

ENUGU — The healthcare centre in Orba Udenu Local Government Area, Enugu State has received some medical equipment from Dave Ogbonnaya Ugwu, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dumaco Best Properties Limited. Some of the equipment includes two Neonatal incubators, phototherapy machine, two Radiant warmers, a portable Anesthetic machine, and others. Presenting the equipment to Udenu Type-3 Healthcare centre in the presence of the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ikechukwu Obi, and the management team of the...

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