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Edo Youths Protest Compulsory Vaccination, Denied Access To Public Places
Some youths in Edo state have protested the enforcement of the “No Vaccination, no access to public places order” imposed by the government. They described the order as…
UNICEF urges all to protect children from conflict effect
EU, UNICEF address mental health of 5,129 out-of-school children in Borno As children continue to bear the brunt of the 12-year conflict in north-east Nigeria, the…
ECA Partners ABCHealth on Africa Investment Summit on Health (AIS) 2021
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth) and National Institutes of Health (NIH), will host a virtual Africa…
Allow Nigerians board without COVID-19 test receipt, NCAA urges foreign carriers
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a circular to all foreign airlines operating in and out of Nigeria not to deny Nigerian passengers boarding if they are…
43 Dead, 559 Infected In Borno Cholera Outbreak
By Ngozi State Government has confirmed that at least 43 people have been killed in an outbreak of cholera in the state while about 559 cases have been…
ASUU threatens fresh strike, gives FG Tuesday ultimatum
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government…
Retired matron jailed for buying boy N50,000, selling him N200,000
• Akwa Ibom High Court The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a 47-year-old woman, Gertrude Akpan, to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking in…
NAFDAC RAISES ALARM ON DRUG ABUSE
NAFDAC DG Adeyeye The future of Nigeria depends largely on the nature and quality of youth that the country produces today, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food,…
Only 43 per cent of Nigerian children’s births registered – UNICEF
In Nigeria, more than 50% of the births of children under 5 remain unregistered. Globally, the births of 166 million children under 5 have never been recorded. Children on the…
FG postpones vaccination resumption indefinitely, lists 3,707 cases in seven days
The Federal Government has postponed the administration of the second phase of the coronavirus vaccine doses. The Director of Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,…