Contributory Health Management Agency To Kick Off In Adamawa, Targets 226 Primary Healthcare Facilities

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessContributory Health Management Agency To Kick Off In Adamawa, Targets 226 Primary Healthcare Facilities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 23, 2021

Adamawa State Contributory Health Management Agency has concluded arrangements to commence enrollment of citizens to enable them access affordable healthcare services. The agency was established following the amendment of the Adamawa State Health Insurance Law number 7 of 2011by the State House of Assembly in June 2020 and assented to by Governor Umaru Fintiri. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri approved one percent (1%) of the consolidated revenue of the state to provide free basic health care services...

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Churches Must Comply With Covid-19 Protocols – CAN

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellnessChurches Must Comply With Covid-19 Protocols – CAN

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 20, 2021

The CAN chairman in Oyo state, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, has called on all church leaders must continue to ensure their congregation complies with NCDC directives to curb the spread of coronavirus. The State chapter of the association identified that it is in support of the state government’s decision to close down any church that flouts the COVID-19 prevention protocols. The State government had in December 2020, before the Christian cross over service, threatened to shut...

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FoodNewsNigeriaWellnessFeed And Read Programme Re-Launch In Adamawa

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

The 2021 Feed and Read programme was launched in Adamawa with Deputy Governor of the state Chief Crowther Seth restated state government commitment to giving quality education to children in Adamawa. The Feed and Read programme was launched by the American University of Nigeria Yola, in early 2015, and sponsored by Friends of Nigeria and Atiku Abubakar Institute for Development, supported by the Adamawa State government and some individuals. Represented by the Director-General Sustainable Development...

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Buba Marwa Resumes as NDLEA

LifestyleNewsNigeriaWellnessBuba Marwa Resumes as NDLEA

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 18, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ The New Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brigadier General Mohammad Buba Marwa has assumed office as he bemoaned the increasing number of drug users at over 15 million in Nigeria. Marwa who lamented the growing population of drug users during his inaugural address at the NDLEA headquarters Abuja pointed out that about a 14.3million Nigerians between the ages of 15-64...

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UNIJOS Approves Herbal Tea For COVID-19 Prevention

ConservationNewsWellnessUNIJOS Approves Herbal Tea For COVID-19 Prevention

PilotnewsJanuary 16, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Amidst the second wave of the dreadful coronavirus, the management of the University of Jos, UNIJOS, has approved the immediate sale of what it termed “a homemade herbal tea” for the prevention of the viral infection. An internal memo signed by the institution’s registrar, Monday Danjem, on January 11, directed that the beverage — produced by UNIJOS’ Africa Centre of Excellence in Phytomedicine be sold at an affordable price....

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Cholera Claims 14 Lives, 25 Others Hospitalized In Benue State

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessCholera Claims 14 Lives, 25 Others Hospitalized In Benue State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 13, 2021

No fewer than 14 persons have so far died and 25 others hospitalized as a result of cholera outbreak recorded in Guma and Agatu local government areas of Benue state. Dr. Joseph Ngbea, Commissioner for Health and Human Services disclosed this on Wednesday at the end of the weekly State Executive Council meeting held in Makurdi. “10 died in Abinci community of Guma Local Government Area while four others died in Agatu LGA adding that...

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Governor Fintiri Mourns Adamawa PDP Chieftain, Ahmed Song

NewsNigeriaPeopleWellnessGovernor Fintiri Mourns Adamawa PDP Chieftain, Ahmed Song

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 13, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of late Alhaji Ahmed Song who died in Yola on Tuesday, January 12 2021 at the age of 75, describing his demise as a huge loss. Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou, Press Secretary to the Governor in a statement on Tuesday stated that Fintiri noted that “I received the news of the passing of Alhaji Ahmed...

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New Year: Buhari Pledges to Keep Citizens Safe from COVID-19 Resurgence

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellnessNew Year: Buhari Pledges to Keep Citizens Safe from COVID-19 Resurgence

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to keep Nigerians safe from the resurgence of the Coronavirus pandemic. In a New Year broadcast on Friday in Abuja, the president stated that the Federal Government had completed arrangements to procure and distribute the COVID-19 vaccines to citizens. He, however, enjoined Nigerians to always observe the COVID-19 prevention protocols to check the second wave of the deadly virus in the country. He said: “Keeping...

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Late Amb. Nsofor Departs U.S. on Final Journey Back Home

NewsNigeriaWellnessLate Amb. Nsofor Departs U.S. on Final Journey Back Home

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

Late Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, Nigeria’s immediate-past ambassador to the U.S., has left the host country on his final journey back home. His casket, draped in the Nigerian flag, departed the Dulles International Airport, Washington, on Wednesday morning aboard a Delta Airlines plane. At the airport to bid him farewell were officials of the U.S. Department of State and Nigerian embassy officials led by the Charge D’Affaires, Mrs. Jane Adams-Abanulo. A brief departure ceremony for the...

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COVID-19: Governor Fintiri May Impose New Restrictions

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellnessCOVID-19: Governor Fintiri May Impose New Restrictions

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 30, 2020

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has charge club owners, event centres, and those operating businesses at night of the second wave of the Pandemic, to ensure they close by 10 pm in the interest of the public as Government works hard to halt the spread of the virus. He also warns residents to ensure the use of face mask, avoid crowded places, frequent washing of hands, and use sanitizers, while also observing social...

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