[ad_1] The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji has called for the intervention and support of the Ekiti traditional rulers to get the out-of-school children back to school in the state. Oyebanji’s wife also urged the revered monarchs to help address the myths and practices among the people of the state, “which…
[ad_1] From Joseph Obukata, Warri In line with his administration’s efforts to boost healthcare delivery in Delta state, the Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area of the state, Dr Michael Tidi, has donated hospital equipment worth 17 million naira to the 13 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Warri South Council Area. Tidi made the…
[ad_1] National President, of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Dr Kemi Otolorin says 25 per cent of Nigerian women cannot access water, or enough funds to buy menstrual pads and toilet facilities. Dr Otolorin, who spoke at the donation of books on adolescent health titled ‘What Adolescents are Asking about Menstruation” to four…
[ad_1] Samuel Bolaji The legendary Brazil star, Pele, has reportedly been hospitalised in Sao Paulo with swelling all over his body. Pele, who is reported to be currently undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer, was taken to the Albert Einstein hospital on Tuesday in an unscheduled visit, by his wife, Marcia Aokoi, and a carer, according…
[ad_1] From Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Wednesday presented a budget draft of N172,090,787,292 to the members of the state House of Assembly with the objective of giving the statewide transformation. The budget which is slightly higher than the 2022 budget is divided into Recurrent Expenditure of N 101,299,1 29,341, representing…
[ad_1] Pending a full committee report review and a complete policy document appraisal, a new reform bill that will reposition the country’s health sector for improved delivery of set objectives to Nigerians will be in the works soon. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made this disclosure in Abuja at the closing of the two-day Presidential Health…
[ad_1] Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says the state won’t owe any debt when he’s handing over to his successor. Wike spoke on Wednesday at the inauguration of the renal centre and officers’ quarters of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH). In 2015, when he was elected governor, Wike had accused Rotimi Amaechi, his…
[ad_1] Experts in mental health have called on stakeholders and governments to say there is now a looming mental health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and called for measures to be put in place to stem the problem. They made the call in Ibadan at a stakeholders’ engagement and dissemination programme on…
[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo A maternal health expert, Prof. Solomon Avidime, says women who menstruate more than once a month should be worried, noting that they should go for medical evaluation. According to him, women and girls experiencing abnormal bleeding by menstruating twice a month should not ignore it because it could have a relationship with…
[ad_1] CK Agu, counsel for Aminu Adamu, a student at the Federal University, Dutse, who was arrested after criticising First Lady Aisha Buhari on Twitter says he requested bail for his client to enable him start his final exams on December 5. Aminu was arrested over a comment in Hausa that means “Mama is feeding…
