The new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Muhammad Fadah, has assumed office in Abuja, Nigeria’s capitalDuring the formal handing/taking over ceremony from the outgoing Director-General, Major General Shuaib…
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North Korea: Covid Outbreak A Great Disaster
North Korea’s rapidly spreading Covid-19 outbreak is a “great disaster” for the country, its leader Kim Jong-un has said, according to state media.Mr. Kim called for an all-out battle to tackle the spread of the virus during an emergency meeting on Sat…
NAFDAC Seeks Collaboration With NYSC To Promote Healthy Living
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has appealed for support from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the promotion of healthy living among Nigerians.The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof (Mrs) Moji Adeyeye…
Nigeria Customs Intercepts N1.8 Billion Tramadol
Nigeria customs service in Kano and Jigawa state command, Northern Nigeria has intercepted illicit Tramadol drug with street value of over N1.8 billion.The Comptroller of the command Muhammed Umar in a media briefing said the feat was achieved through …
South Africa May Face Fifth COVID Wave
South Africa may be facing a fifth COVID wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, health officials and scientists said on Friday.The country…
World Safety Day: Organisation Estimates 2.9m Deaths From Occupational Accidents Yearly
As the world commemorates the 2022 Word Day for Safety and Heath, the International Labour Organisation, ILO, estimates that around 2.9 million workers die every year due to occupational accidents and diseases while about 402 million people suffer from…
Nigerian Government Urged To Increase Support For Vaccinations
The Nigeria government has been urged to increase its support for vaccinations in Nigeria by adequately funding immunization and immediate inclusion of the Community Health Practitioners in the Midwives Service scheme of the National Primary Healthcare…
USAID-IHP Embarks On Free Medical Outreach In Ebonyi State
United States Agency for International Development, USAID, through its project called Integrated Health Program, IHP, has embarked on a free Medical outreach at Enyim Umuoghara in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria.READ …
NDIC’s deposit insurance scheme don’t cover bank directors, staff – NDIC
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), says its Deposit Insurance Scheme (DIS) does not cover insider deposits which are made up of deposits of banks’ directors and staff.NDIC, in its official Twitter handle said on Wednesday that bank direc…
Africa: Malaria Vaccine Reaches Over Million Children
More than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first malaria vaccine.Data provided by the UN’s World Health Organisation suggests that the pilot programme launched in April 2019 was safe and “substa…