Cervical Cancer: About 6 Million Girls To Receive HPV Vaccines

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...

Inflation rate in Nigeria jumps to 26.72%

Nigeria’s annual inflation rose in September to its highest level in about two decades at 26.72 per cent, amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis in Africa’s largest economy. The September inflation rate is a 0.92 per cent increase from August’s 25.80 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics [NBS] said on Monday in its Consumer Price Index [CPI] report for September 2023. Food inflation, making up the bulk of Nigeria’s inflation basket, rose to 30.64 per...

Fintiri Lauds Security Agencies In The Northeast

Governor Ahamdu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has lauded the efforts of security agencies in the Northeast for ensuring peace and stability in the region. Fintiri made the commendation Monday while declaring the 13th Northeast quarterly conference of Directors of State Security Services held at the State Command of DSS Yola, the Adamawa state capital. The Governor said the zone was plagued by a multitude of security problems that threaten the peace, stability, and development...

NADECO USA branch tells Akpabio to resign or face Impeachment

The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) United States of America (USA) branch has told the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio to resign over his lackluster handling of the affairs of the upper chamber, or face impeachment. Mr Lloyd Ukwu, the Executive Director of NADECO USA branch, made the call in a statement released to newsmen Tuesday in Abuja. Mr. Ugwu also called on Senators to urgently commence impeachment proceedings against Akpabio for making the upper chamber...

FG begins disbursement of N25,000 to 15m households

Nigerian government marked this year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by flagging off a cash transfer programme targeted at 62 million Nigerians. In his speech, President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, said the programme is aimed at providing relief to Nigerians to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy and other economic shocks. “Our objective is to lift millions of Nigerians...

Valentine Ozigbo challenges Anambra Diaspora on change for brighter future

“Ozigbo’s speech was marvellous, fantastic, and well-received by everyone at the hall,” Prof. Osita E. Aka, the immediate past Caretaker Chair of Anambra State Association, USA [ASA-USA] remarked after the keynote address delivered by politician and business mogul Chief Valentine Ozigbo at the national convention of ASA-USA in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 14. Prof. Aka’s remark is one of the many positive feedbacks that greeted Ozigbo’s speech. Onyi Erinne, ASA-USA Board Chairperson, described it as...

S African Development Foundation CEO Travis Adkins visits Nigeria

President/CEO of the US African Development Foundation, USADF, Travis Adkins will be in Nigeria from October 16 to October 20. The USADF is an independent US government agency established to invest directly in African grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs. Adkins will visit Lagos State and the nation’s capital Abuja to deepen economic engagement and investment ties with Nigerian grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs. “In Abuja, P/CEO Adkins will engage with USADF grantees in the agricultural...

The world knows you’re a forger, Atiku tells Tinubu

Atiku Abubaka, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, has tackled President Bola Tinubu over comments that his (Atiku’s) certificate, saying that the world knows that Tinubu is a forger. Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to Atiku Abubakar in a press statement on Sunday said, “The world has come to the inevitable conclusion that Bola A. Tinubu is a confirmed forger-in-chief on account of his serial forgeries and lies...

Google, KDSG To Train 5,000 females In Data Science, Artificial Intelligence

Google in partnering with the Kaduna State Government is to train 5,000 women and girls in data science, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurial applications of digital technologies. Rabi Salisu, Kaduna State Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development disclosed this at a Roundtable on ‘Mainstreaming Girl Child Education in Kaduna State, Challenges and Policy Recommendations for Families and Government.’ The roundtable, held in Kaduna, was organized by the Kukah Centre in partnership with HJDP Church and Society....

Security Operatives Rescue 26 People In Kebbi, Jigawa

The military in a joint operation with other security agencies rescued 18 persons abducted at Kanya, Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The Chairman of Danko Wasagu Local Government, Alhaji Hussaini Aliyu-Bena, while confirming the operation to journalists said the abducted persons were rescued at Karen Bena as the bandits attempted to cross into Zamfara State at about 5:30 p.m Thursday. “Many villagers have started returning to their homes and continued with their...

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