Thirty People Confirm Positive With Lassa Fever In Bauchi

Thirty people have been confirmed positive with Lassa fever in six local government areas of Bauchi State. The affected local government areas include: Bauchi, Bogoro, Ganjuwa, Kirfi, Tafawa Balewa and Toro. Executive Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, gave the figure in an interactive with journalists on the current situation of the disease, held at the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) in Bauchi. Dr Mohammed attributed the surge of the disease due...

WHO Lists Nine COVID-19 Vaccines That Can Be Used for Emergency

On Friday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for NVX-CoV2373, expanding the basket of WHO-validated vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The vaccine, named CovovaxTM, is produced by the Serum Institute of India under license from Novavax and is part of the COVAX facility portfolio, giving a much-needed boost to ongoing efforts to vaccinate more people in lower-income countries. WHO’s EUL procedure assesses the quality, safety, and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines...

Thanksgiving Service Episode 1: “My Little Man With A Mind Of His Own”

It was the end of the year thanksgiving service- usually the longest church service we have in a year. Different heads and departments would dance respectively to the altar with a crowd of members or visitors accompanying them- Daddy/Mummy G.O and family, pastors, choir department, ushers, intercessors, and even individuals who had booked their special thanksgiving session, prior. At some point, I got exhausted from the hailing and periodic scream inspired in the congregation by...

FG Plan to Red List UK, Others Not Tit-for-Tat Over Omicron – Minister

LAGOS — The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora, has shed more light on the plan of the Federal Government to place on a red-list, countries that have placed Nigeria on a red-list in the wake of a new Omicron variant of the COVID-19. Dr. Mamora shared the insight while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s News a@ 10, he said that contrary to claims that the said plan was on...

National Film, Video Censors Board To Ban Smoking In Movies

Mr. Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says the board has commenced engagement with practitioners and stakeholders in the movie and entertainment industry to enforce the law banning smoking in movies.  He made this known on Saturday while presenting a communique at the end of the entertainment industry stakeholders roundtable in Lagos. “The engagement is geared towards ensuring that practitioners in the movie industry adhered to no-smoking laws in Nigerian...

Omicron: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Suspend Flights From Nigeria

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended flights from Nigeria due to the new Coronavirus variant, Omicron. This is coming a few days after Canada and United Kingdom extended the travel ban to travelers from Nigeria. A circular signed by Assistant President for Economic Policy and Air Transport, Dr. Faisal Al Sugair, titled ‘’Suspension of flights from and to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, said the ban affects all airlines operating in the airports of...

Reps Call for the Recruitment of Doctors to Replace Those Leaving the Country

ABUJA — The House of Representatives has called for the recruitment of medical personnel to replace doctors and other health workers, who have quit Federal Government jobs and left Nigeria for better offers in other countries. The call is coming at a period of a mass exodus of workers in the country’s health system, especially doctors and nurses. At the plenary on Thursday, the House urged the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Head of the...

Persons With Disabilities Protest Stigmatization, Humiliation, Raping

People Living with Disabilities in Bauchi State have lamented that the stigmatisation and maltreatment they encounter in their homes, which often leads them to beg for alms, thereby making them vulnerable to sexual abuse. The representative of a Non-Governmental Organization, Heal Initiative Development, Aisha Adamu, stated this in a goodwill message during a one-day programme to mark 16 days of activism organized by the Development Exchange Center, Bauchi. She said, “Most of the challenges we...

From Texas Southern to Space: Tigers and the Strahan Success Story

TSU’s offer was therefore the foundation of the confidence that invoked his NFL prospects in his junior season. By his senior year with the Texas Southern Tigers, Strahan was already positioned for his unexpected expedition to stardom.   All through last week, NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan dominated the news media. Every news outlet featured him on the screen and in print because of his latest career endeavor. Strahan, who won Super Bowl XLII...

CCD Canvases Inclusiveness, Equal Opportunity for PWDs

LAGOS — Mr. David Anyaele, Executive Director of Centre for Citizens With Disability (CCD), has canvased for equal opportunities for Persons With Disability (PWDs) and access to participate in the political and governmental activities in the country. Obinna made the appeal in Lagos as part of activities to mark the International Day For Persons With Disabilities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2021 edition of the global celebration marked annually on Dec.3...

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